Call Their Bluff
So, Conor Friedersdorf has a good idea:
| Conor Friedersdorf: I want to say thanks again for a great discussion on all this. It's inspired an idea that I'd like to run by everyone. A Muslim group founds a community center, saying one of their express intentions is opposing radicals. Some people like me are inclined to trust them (in the present case, anyway). And others like Peter see this as deliberate provocation, but believe the rule of law requires that they be allowed to build. Time will tell RE their intentions, but meanwhile, maybe the best strategy is calling their bluff. Identify the most useful things an Islamic mosque and community center could do to discourage radical Islam. Statements, specific programs, whatever. Approach the folks who run it in friendly spirit. Say, "Hey, my group wants to discourage radical Islam too. How about we partner to do these things." And voila. If they're genuinely anti-radical, you'd be helping their efforts, and if not, you'd be exposing their true behavior. · Jul 25 at 3:27am |
Let's think this through together. What are the most useful things an Islamic mosque and community center could do to discourage radical Islam?
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May '10
Re: Call Their Bluff
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Who is Islam's Martin Luther? Salman Rushdie? (OK, I jest) Aayan Hirsi Ali? And perhaps more important, who is Islam's Prince Frederick? · Jul 27 at 8:36pm
What about the split between the Sunnis and Shiites? And Sufis? Or, are they all kind of protestants of each other, as opposed to the mother faith, so it doesn't qualify?