Monday, March 31, 2008

And Now for Educational Purposes!

In response to someone who believes 9/11 is an inside job and Fitna is more than a piece of propaganda! Unlike you I don't believe 9/11 was an inside job. It was an event orchestrated by preachers of a hateful ideology. Unfortunately the dominant discourse of Islam today shows no or little tolerance and respect for individual rights and freedoms. Even the criticism of the so called moderate Muslims against acts of violence has more to do with a pragmatic concern for Islam and the Muslim community as opposed to a fundamental belief in human dignity and intrinsic value of human life. It will do the Muslim community no good if all they know is to get offended, make up conspiracy theories, and threaten people to death for speaking up.