Where Are the Moderate Muslims?|5 Minute Video
After every terrorist attack, politicians and experts reassure us that the atrocity does not represent the real beliefs of the “moderate Muslim majority.” But how many moderates exist? And exactly what does “moderate” mean? Military instructor and scientist Hussein Aboubakr describes.
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After every new Jihadist attack versus the West, politicians assure us that the atrocity does not represent the true nature of mainstream Islam. Of the 1.6 billion Muslims worldwide, they constantly reassure us, the overwhelming bulk are as law abiding as any members of any other monotheistic faith. Only a small fraction engage in horror. And Islam is a religious beliefs of peace. Moreover, we are informed, the fantastic bulk of Muslims hold moderate views.
How moderate are moderate Muslims? Given the hazard of radical Islam, it would appear to be a reasonable question.
I was raised in a middle class Muslim home in Cairo, Egypt. Maturing, I was informed, amongst numerous other things, the following: That every day that hands down the Islamic nation without a caliphate is a sin. That the failures and sufferings of the Muslim world began the moment we Muslims quit conquests and wars versus the infidels. That our prosperity depended on dominating colonies and transforming brand-new believers. That anyone who leaves the faith needs to pass away. And I also keep in mind how my teachers and my mosque imams responded to the news of 9/11 when it happened: happiness.
My experience was common, and there is information to show it: According to the Pew Research Center, 88% of Muslims in Egypt, 62% in Pakistan, 86% in Jordan and 51% in Nigeria think that any Muslim who choses to leave Islam needs to be put to death. Similar, if not similar, numbers are in favor of stoning people who dedicate adultery, badly punishing those who slam Muhammad or Islam, and chopping off hands for theft.
All of these practices belong of the chastening code of Islamic law, which is referred to as Sharia. And 84% of Muslims in South Asia, 77% in Southeast Asia, 74% in the Middle East and North Africa and 64% in Sub-Saharan Africa support Sharia as the unwritten law. Less drastic, yet significant, portions are to be found even amongst Muslim neighborhoods in the West.
Too, most of the world’s Muslims believe that any acts of violence against Israel, including suicide bombers in dining establishments and buses, are justified. Now, does any of this sound moderate to you?
In February of 2015, I was yelled at, cursed at, and successfully avoided from speaking at Swarthmore College by others and trainees who did not consent to what I was saying. A few of them were Muslim females who fit the image of the revealed, best English-speaking, moderate Muslim young woman. Other appearing “moderates” stopped working and attempted to do the same during my speech at Temple University the next day. A few of them, regretfully, were students of journalism.
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Where Are the Moderate Muslims? We are informed, the terrific bulk of Muslims hold moderate views.
How moderate are moderate Muslims? Some of them were Muslim females who fit the image of the revealed, ideal English-speaking, moderate Muslim young lady. Other seeming “moderates” tried and stopped working to do the very same throughout my speech at Temple University the next day.
