Good Islamofascism Definition: Muslims Against Sharia
by Bill Levinson, with due acknowlegement to Muslims Against Sharia
Islamofascism is to Islam what the Christian Identity Movement is to Christianity.
As stated by Muslims Against Sharia,
Islam, in its present form, is not compatible with principles of freedom and democracy. Twenty-first century Muslims have two options: we can continue the barbaric policies of the seventh century perpetuated by Hassan al-Banna, Abdullah Azzam, Yassir Arafat, Ruhollah Khomeini, Osama bin Laden, Muslim Brotherhood, al-Qaeda, Hizballah, Hamas, Hizb-ut-Tahrir, etc., leading to a global war between Dar al-Islam (Islamic World) and Dar al-Harb (non-Islamic World), or we can reform Islam to keep our rich cultural heritage and to cleanse our religion from the reviled relics of the past. We, as Muslims who desire to live in harmony with people of other religions, agnostics, and atheists choose the latter option. We can no longer allow Islamic extremists to use our religion as a weapon. We must protect future generations of Muslims from being brainwashed by the Islamic radicals. If we do not stop the spread of Islamic fundamentalism, our children will become homicidal zombies.
The above, in turn, is what we are talking about when we say “Islam 2.0″ (with Islamofascism being Islam 1.0).
These are true muslim moderates, unlike those groups such as CAIR which the media passes off as “moderate”.
Laura but they are not considered Moslems, by any other Moslems except themselves. So they hardly count in the final equation.
The term “Islamofascism” has been gaining widespread use finally after a far too long wait. However, most people don’t have an idea of what that really means. In the way of an explanation let me offer:
It was introduced by French writer Maxine Rodinson to describe the Iranian Revolution of 1978-79.
It is the jihadist Islamic ideology grafted onto the totalitarian dictatorial system of fascism, where the goals of Islam are more important than the individual. It has an anti-humanist character. It seeks to re-create a mystical past (the Caliphate). It is anti-democratic, populist, expansive, aggressive,and glorifies war – jihad. Violence, intimidation, belligerent jihadist Islam, superiority over non-believers (racism), misojudaism, and anti-liberalism are all components of this ideology.
Dr. Steve Carol
Prof. of History (retired)
Middle East Consultant for Salem Radio Network News
Official Historian “Middle East Radio Forum” http://www.middleeastradioforum.org