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To those who blame the West for Islamic terrorism: Over 1 million Europeans were captured and enslaved by Muslim pirates. Christians in Africa & The Middle East were killed, converted or oppressed. Holy sites destroyed or occupied. Southern Europe was attacked for centuries. https://vk.com/video503532632_456240529

The phrase “Islam is the Religion of Peace” is from a book published in the 1930s. It simply means that when the whole World has been forced to surrender to Islam then there will be peace. Before then it’s perpetual war by all means possible. For Islam, only submission is peace. https://vk.com/video503532632_456240519

Political aspects of Islam are derived from the Quran, hadith literature, and sunnah (the sayings and living habits of the Islamic prophet Muhammad), history of Islam, and elements of political movements outside Islam. Traditional political concepts in Islam include leadership by elected or selected successors to Muhammad known as Caliphs (Imamate for Shia); the importance… Continue reading Political Islam Part 45

The Palestinian Authority, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah and the Iranian terrorist regime all use the religion of Islam to promote the murder of Jews. This is why there is no peace in the Middle East. https://vk.com/video503532632_456240494

The protests in Iran are not only about economics and politics, they’re also about Islam. Iran in the 1960’s saw mini skirts, smiling women with uncovered hair, men and women freely holding hands on university campuses, and in the air, there was a sense that progress was possible. Then the Shah was deposed during the… Continue reading Political Islam Part 40

As Muslims begin to assert their religious and cultural identity, they seek authenticity in social structures and it is this search for authenticity that serves as rejection of Western cultural and normative hegemony. Regardless of the success or failure of political Islam, Muslims will seek to politicize Islam in search for cultural independence. Islamic modernism,… Continue reading Political Islam Part 39

After the Arab Spring uprising in 2011, the counterrevolution of 2013 in Egypt that removed the Muslim Brotherhood from power and outlawed it, and sustained protests that forced Al-Nahda to relinquish power in Tunisia in favour of an interim technocratic government, political Islam is once again back in the bunker, fighting for legitimacy and struggling… Continue reading Political Islam Part 38

The Arab Spring – region wide mass uprisings — in 2011 transformed Arab politics by bringing to an end long enduring dictatorships in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya, precipitated reforms in Jordan and Morocco and brought civil war to Syria. The initial euphoria of revolution and early transitions to democratic governance underscored the immense popularity, organizational… Continue reading Political Islam Part 37

Clearly there are many groups that are seeking to establish some kind of Islamic policy, which then can become an instrument for global Islamic resurgence and even political unification. Islamic polities, states or caliphates are not the endgame. They are to become means and instruments of global Islamic resurgence. Political Islamic movements can also be… Continue reading Political Islam Part 36

A movement to be considered one as Political Islam can be global and seeking to establish a global Islamic Caliphate, such as the Hizbut Tahreer, or they can be country-specific seeking to establish an Islamic state such as Hamas in Palestine or Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Pakistan.  There are also regional movements; the most prominent… Continue reading Political Islam Part 35