made between moderates and extremists, because these people prefer to stick together, rather than openly criticise one of their own faith for doing evil deeds.
2006-12-03 06:38:22 · 5 answers · asked by catweazle 5 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
i am reminded about that phrase relating to the holcaust: all it takes for evil to prosper is for good men to do nothing.
you worry me more saying these people are worried about speaking up. doent that go against what some people say about extremists...namely that theyre a tiny minority who dont represent true islam....if that were so why would they fear to speak out.
the least we should hear is religious leaders condemning these psychos.
i want to hear loud condemnations from muslims so i can feel that i can cheer for the good guys....if they really are peaceable moderates they should make a stand and then they might find some barriers coming down as british people can show some solidarity with them.
2006-12-03 10:44:54 · update #1
Many moderate Muslims were silenced in in the 90's. It is more dangerous to be within a Muslim country and speak against this violence , because you and your family will be silenced. Remember Salman Rushdie? He wrote a book called the Satanic Verses in the late 80's. The Ayatollah Khomeini targeted Rushdie for a death sentence. And that was just for a fictional work. Rushdie went into hiding for years, even though he lived in England. Anyone speaking out within certain countries would disappear and we would never have head of him.
2006-12-03 06:59:04 · answer #1 · answered by Susan M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is my experience that moderate Muslims are amongst the first to condemn the actions of fundamentalists. It's just many do not pay attention - it's easier to demonise all people of the Islamic faith rather than understand that there are true Muslims who believe in equality, tolerance and freedom as specified in the Quran, and extremists who go so against the Quran and the teachings of the prophet Mohammed (pbuh) that they cannot legitimately be called muslims.
2006-12-03 06:49:29 · answer #2 · answered by Cardinal Fang 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
On one hand you are correct, "If you aint part of the solution, you are part of the problem." Or "Them who ride with outlaws, hang with outlaws." On the otherhand, these peaceful muslims know these "islamofascist" (or whatever term is politically correct today, I havn't watched CNN yet) will kill them and their families if they rat on them (being the nice friendly people they are). But if you don't "police your own" as us "non" people (non ethinic or religous minorities) must do for supremacists/extremists, so must those minorities if they don't want to be lumped together. It's that simple, the muslim faith and community must say it out loud, violence as a means to spread the faith, to take over nations, is not acceptable. As King Aurthur is credited with having said: "That can never be held which was not taken justly." And he was as real and idealism as important to Britain and Western Civilization,as Muhammad and his experiences are to Islam. I've read all about King Arthur, I'm now reading the Qu-ran with the help of Robert Spencer's excellent "The Truth About Muhammad", which is based on original text that "islamofacist" follow faithfully, not the politically correct spin by people like CNN and Karen Armstrong, it's scary! Hopefully the faith will moderate and leave 12th century barbarism where it belongs, in the past, same as every injustice they accuse every other religion of in the past. The catholic church doesn't burn witches anymore, why do they still stone women to death in the Middle East?
2006-12-03 06:56:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
My friend is a muslim and she hates the extremists.
I suggest that you don't generalise muslims.
2006-12-03 06:41:51 · answer #4 · answered by don't stop the music ♪ 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the problem of moderates muslims is that they criticism towards integrists is also modarate!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-12-03 06:43:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋