Interpreting Islam to Muslims
150218- Interpreting Islam to Muslims Can’t we ever learn? Here goes the White House again, appointing a “new” task force designed to “blunt the ISIS message.” Washington seems to believe that a main source of ISIS success to date lies in American failure to get the right word out, to tell Muslims what the true […]
Yes, It Is Islamic Extremism—But Why?
February 22, 2015 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: American policy, extremism, Graham Fuller, ISIS, Islam, Middle East •
150222- Yes, It Is Islamic Extremism—But Why? I applaud President Obama’s efforts to avoid provoking further Islamophobia in America. But I part company with him in his well-intentioned efforts to avoid using the term “Islamic extremism.” This is not about blame, it’s about analysis. In simplest terms, right now, these particular extremist movements—ISIS, al-Qa’ida and […]
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