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(re)Branding Islam through global faith-based violence studies?

Submitted by Technosoma

Jan 30, 2009

Summary

In the last few years, Islam, Islamism and political Islam have become new brands of academic and policy interests in western countries to to dissect, distinguish and sanitize the politics from Islam. Presumably this is a means of dealing with global faith-based violence. It's a useful political tactic for western governments to appear to be 'doing something' other than fearing, arresting or bombing suspect terrorists. It also helps them avoid accusations of being Islamophobic. However, the process of research and offering courses on the subject is an exercise that is sometimes interesting, other times amusing and often disturbing. Read the full article

Comments (3)

Technosoma,

Jan 30, 2009

Islam remains as threat for elite ruling class, also for Muslims since Karbala; they never like egalitarian teachings of Islam and try their best to mutilate and corrupt these, hence Islamphobia.

The point which, Afiya Shehrbano – a sociologist and women right activities, makes in this article must be considered from religious and world power politics stand point so that negative projection of Islam must be countered and audience must know about the studies about Islam conducted by biased minds such as Rushdie while scholarly studies done with honest intentions can help the readers in understanding Islam in its true perspective.

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Jan 30, 2009

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Plainoz,

Jan 30, 2009

The point which, Afiya Shehrbano – a sociologist and women right activities, makes in this article must http://mpentmu.home.pl/ioviswhen.html Rushdie while scholarly studies done with honest intentions can help the readers in understanding Islam in its true perspective.