Political Islam Part 25

Mr Macron announced measures to tighten controls on foreign financing of mosques, to end the nomination by Algeria, Morocco and Turkey of 300 imams a year for France, and withdraw from this year permission for foreign governments to control language courses for 80,000 pupils learning Arabic, Turkish and other languages from their countries of origin… Continue reading Political Islam Part 25

Political Islam Part 25

Mr Macron announced measures to tighten controls on foreign financing of mosques, to end the nomination by Algeria, Morocco and Turkey of 300 imams a year for France, and withdraw from this year permission for foreign governments to control language courses for 80,000 pupils learning Arabic, Turkish and other languages from their countries of origin… Continue reading Political Islam Part 25

Political Islam Part 24

Mr Macron announced measures to tighten controls on foreign financing of mosques, to end the nomination by Algeria, Morocco and Turkey of 300 imams a year for France, and withdraw from this year permission for foreign governments to control language courses for 80,000 pupils learning Arabic, Turkish and other languages from their countries of origin… Continue reading Political Islam Part 24

Political Islam Part 23

President Emmanuel Macron has launched a campaign against political Islam and what he calls Islamist “separatism” in some French cities, seeking to restore order in sometimes violent and impoverished suburbs and to elicit support from rightwing voters ahead of local elections in March. In some of his most explicit comments on Islam and France, Mr… Continue reading Political Islam Part 23

Political Islam Part 22

The claim that contemporary Muslim activities are putting Islam to use for political purposes seems, at least in some instances, to be warranted. Political parties such as Hizb al-‘Amal in Egypt or the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) in Algeria that base their appeal on their Islamic credentials appear to exemplify this instrumental relation to religion.… Continue reading Political Islam Part 22

Political Islam Part 21

Over the last few decades, Islam has become a central point of reference for a wide range of political activities, arguments and opposition movements. The term “political Islam” has been adopted by many scholars in order to identify this seemingly unprecedented irruption of Islamic religion into the secular domain of politics and thus to distinguish… Continue reading Political Islam Part 21

Political Islam Part 20

The rapid succession of events of the past four years have challenged conventional wisdom on political Islam. After the democratic openings in 2011, mainstream Islamist groups—affiliates and descendants of the Muslim Brotherhood—rose to newfound prominence after decades in opposition, but grappled with the challenges of governance and political polarization. The subsequent “twin shocks” of the… Continue reading Political Islam Part 20

Political Islam Part 19

Political Islam – Oddly enough there were not enough Jews killed in Jihad to significantly affect the totals of the Great Annihilation. The jihad in Arabia was 100 percent effective, but the numbers were in the Thousands, not Millions. After that, the Jews submitted and became the Dhimmis (Servants and Second Class Citizens) of Islam… Continue reading Political Islam Part 19

Political Islam Part 18

I’m working on two different projects just now, they’re different and yet they are the same. The first is on the floodgates appearing to be open on the migrants in France being encouraged and supported by France in crossing the channel. The second is on Erdogan of Turkey not being happy at the EU not… Continue reading Political Islam Part 18

Political Islam Part 17

Buddhists do not keep up with the history of war. Keep in mind that in Jihad only Christians and Jews were allowed to survive as Dhimmis (Servants to Islam) everyone else had to Convert or Die. Jihad killed the Buddhists in Turkey, Afghanistan, along the Silk Route, and in India. The total is roughly 10… Continue reading Political Islam Part 17