Radical Islamism & Jihad

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Syed Asadullah

Radical Islamism & Jihad



What is being overlooked, meanwhile, is the fact that what the world is fighting against in the Af-Pak area is a dangerous ideology. The terrorists believe it is their manifest destiny to spread their cult around the globe, and that this agenda can be achieved through terrorism. The US, by proposing the contact group consisting of the European Union, Russia, China, India, Iran, Central Asian Republics and Saudi Arabia, has already acknowledged the global nature of the problem. The contact group could develop a global approach, on the basis of which various nations facing the jihadi threat could offer specific help. India, on its part, has invested a billion dollars worth of aid in the development of infrastructure in Afghanistan and has lost its people to terrorism. The US's staying power in Afghanistan, and its ability to mobilise meaningful international support, will depend on how it conceptualises the global nature of the Taliban threat, and Washington's ability to persuade the Pakistani army to accept such an assessment. While the Pakistani army was responsible to a large extent for nurturing this Frankenstein, the US, too, bears significant responsibility. Today, to save Pakistan, Afghanistan, the rest of the world, and the fair name of Islam, the jihadi threat has to be fought against in a spirit of global cooperation. And in this campaign, Pakistan and Afghanistan are the main battlefields. -- K Subrahmanyam

Spiritual Meditations



I used to think that actually spirituality is the second line of defence for the religious people. When they get embarrassed about traditional religion, when it starts looking too down-market, they hide behind this smokescreen of cosmos and super consciousness. But that is not the complete truth. Because the clientele of traditional religion and spirituality is different. ...You see that the clientele (of spirituality) is well heeled, it is the affluent class. All right, so the guru gets power, high self esteem, status, wealth…(which is not that important), power…and lot of wealth too. What does the disciple get? When I looked at them carefully I realized that there are categories and categories of these disciples. It’s not a monolith. There are different kinds of followers. Different kinds of disciples. One, who is rich, successful, doing extremely well in his life, making money, gaining property. Now, since he has everything he wants absolution too. So guru tells him - whatever you are doing, is “niskaam karma” – you are playing a role, this is all “Maya”, the money that you are making every day and the property that you are acquiring, you are not emotionally involved with it. You are just playing a role. You come to me because you are in search of eternal truth.... And what surprises me, and confirms my worst feelings, that today, the enlightened people who know the cosmic truth, none of them stand up against the powers that be. None of them raises his voice against the ruling classes and the privileged classes. Charity, yes, when it is approved and cleared by the establishment and the powers that be. But I want to know which was that guru which took the dalits to those temples which are still closed to them. I want to know which was that guru who stood for the rights of the Adivasis against the thekedaars and contractors. I want to know which was that guru who spoke about the victims of Gujarat and went to their relief camps. They are human beings. -- JAVED AKHTAR
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Islamic World News



Where sect takes precedence over everything else By Nasir Jamal KABUL: Afghan gov't destroys books it says insult Sunnis by AMIR SHAH and HEIDI VOGT IRAQ: Selective co-education in Iraq by Philip Forgit Palestinian Intellectuals Protest against Fatwas that Harm Islam Riyadh: Saudi Arabia: Religious police want cameras to monitor youth Muslims are quick to condemn terrorist attempt: By Kate Pastor Church not allowed to use ‘Allah’ till court’s July 7 decision By Debra Chong and Edward Cheah Who Speaks For Islam? Not John Esposito by Jonathan Gelbart Turkey: The woman behind the Sakirin Mosque by Zehra Rizavi Chicago Muslims Seek to Alter Americans’ Perception of Palestine by Sami Kishawi Azerbaijan: Mosques Close In Baku, "Capital Of Islamic Culture" by Mina Muradova Compiled by Syed Asadullah
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