2006-09-14 00:41:36 · 17 answers · asked by interested 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
why is it s growing power ? there has to be a good reason for that other than propaganda . I think islam is the only religion that does not have proper media channels
2006-09-14 00:53:31 · update #1
aussi , i am not rascist and i am not ignront . on the contrary , i am asking why do certian government tend to think that islam is a growing power and fear it 's rise .
2006-09-14 00:56:13 · update #2
the funny thing , is that those who convert are not occupied by islamic governements. i know a lot of americans who did it, germans, ppl form the netherlands and many more .
2006-09-14 01:06:57 · update #3
the funny thing is that i lived in the middel east for almost 6 years and i have noticed that those who are religious and educated are really interesting ppl . as for those who are unducated and follow the lwas of islam but with a clear understanding to waht it entails are really peacefull .. Howvere what i have noticed that those ppl are not really aware of what their realigion is all about , the are really confused they are drenched into a cultuer that is so retarded and has nothing to do with islam
seriously , when you read more about this religion and disragerd those who represent it , you find the excat oppist of what is being promoted in media ... it is both an etherial and a materiral religion ......
2006-09-14 02:00:37 · update #4
Your last point says it all. When people genuinely learn about Islam they find out it is nothing that the media was presenting it to be. It comes off as very logical and simple. That's why people like it when they learn about it.
Islam is a growing power because it gains more converts. Some people are afraid of it because it was a world superpower for a thousand years from the 700 to the 1600.
As long as there are fundamentalist and right-wingers in power in the West they will continue to bomb, kill and invade Muslim countries, hence keep them recovering from disasters and never really have a chance to emerge as an economic power. Similarly, as long as there are fundamentalist and right-wingers with too much street power or clout in the Muslim countries they will never let the Muslims invest in education and emerge as an economic power either.
2006-09-15 16:22:39 · answer #1 · answered by Whatever 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is not so much as Islam in general that is a problem but the radical ideology (i.e. ultra-conservative interpretation of the faith) which has gained such a foothold in Islam that is too blame. You ask a very good qtn though; one which we have spent all of 5 minutes thinking about...
Personally, I think radical islam is gaining momentum due to:
1) the existence of too many falied govt's or autocratic leaderships in the Arab world. This creates alot of anger among many people who want to blame what they consider as a surge of western ideals (individualism -vs- socialism) and their corrupting influences. Since the collapse of the USSR, the balance of power & influence has shifted to a predominantly capitalist form (even Russia has embraced these ideals and capitalist industry has grown by 1000% in the last few years)
2) We have had a predominantly Judeo-Christian monopoly in gloabl politics/economy for a very long time and I dare say that some/many in the Middle East (not inclu. Israel in this comment) may feel disenfranchised. They are not key players in the global landscape and have had no influence whatsoever. Hence this feeling of alienantion that many in the region may have and what they may also see as a double standard propagated by the west on the middle east....
3) Too many wars create too much poverty in the world which in turn creates people who are hardened to a life of war. We are seeing 2 generations who have grown up with sound of gunfire and bombs and therefore, a "call to arms" may not seem like an extreme suggestion. For those of us who have been lucky enough not to live in a war zone...we are stunned at this seemingly casual attituted towards life. Also, established nations/economies have more to lose from threat of war......disruption of industry, standard of living etc....
2006-09-14 12:22:38 · answer #2 · answered by boston857 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it is growing in power, only receiving a lot of media attention. Also, I personally don't think Islam is a tempting religion.
I am amazed that anyone would be tempted to join a religion that according to their Qu'ran demands the death of ALL infidels...anyone would is not a Muslim. Do you know of any other
religion that calls for their member to kill any and all members of another religion. I certainly do not!
Why do I have such a strong opinion regarding the Islamic religion and why any one would join?
I lived in the middle-east for almost 2 years. During that time I observed things and discussed things (with the men only of course) that would put the fear of God into non-Muslims!
And John R....you're right on target.
2006-09-14 08:48:33 · answer #3 · answered by iraq51 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure if it is as much a growing power as it is a threatening power.
Ppl converting is usually based b/c of fear. Kind of like Christianity during the crusades. In lesser developed countries in our day and age I can almost understand but in advanced societies it's not so clear.
I, personally, don't see anything "tempting" in it. It has no redeeming qualities as far as I can tell.
2006-09-14 08:01:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Propaganda
2006-09-14 07:43:43 · answer #5 · answered by Red 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even though I'm a Christian I find your question racist and ignorant.
Islam doesn't control the terrorists in very much the same way that Christianity didn't control the Nazis.
Maybe if there were fewer ignorant people like you the world would have a chance at being a better place.
2006-09-14 07:53:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
There are many false religions around. Why do people join any sect or cult? Because it meets their needs, or it makes life simpler for them.
Islam has 1.4 billion adherents but there are 6 million persons in the world so it is still (like all religions) a minority religion.
I don't think conversion is a major factor; the numbers are too small to matter.
2006-09-14 07:45:14 · answer #7 · answered by Pfeiffer 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
As with all religions it fills a need. All religions came out of superstitions. Islam was started to unite the Bedoin tribes. Christianity was started to defeat the Romans, who took over Christianity and made it their own.
2006-09-14 07:51:56 · answer #8 · answered by doggiebike 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
don't ignore what is being placed before you and you to may find yourself sitting on a prayer rug. Remember how the world ignored Hitler as well? Until it was to late and everyone in the world had to stand and fight or submit and die. The only thing different about Islam are their lack of uniforms in which to identify their martyrs.
2006-09-14 07:45:35 · answer #9 · answered by Enigma 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Islam demands that everyone converts or they'll kill them. People convert out of sheer terror. It makes me sad that the world is in this state, and there is nothing I want more than world peace. I don't want to be scared flying an airplane, or going on a train. I want a normal world to raise my children.
2006-09-14 07:44:36 · answer #10 · answered by John R 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋