...The idea that Islamic State (also known as ISIL) does not represent real Islam might be well intentioned. It is also nonsense. There is no such thing as real Islam. One might just as well say that the Inquisition was not real Catholicism. All religion is human interpretation. There are clearly people who consider themselves Muslims who support IS. Differences within religions are often more extreme than differences between them. For example, in the conflicts between Protestants and Catholics and Sunni and Shiite. We are now witnessing a similar sectarian Sunni Shiite rivalry play out in the Middle East. The rivalry already existed but it has been greatly exacerbated by the George Bush, Tony Blair and John Howard-led intervention in Iraq in 2003...
Posted on: Fri, 03 Oct 2014 01:43:11 +0000
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