
Has Liberalism helped or harmed Muslims? With Professor Aria Nakissa
Blogging Theology
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The Global War on Terrorism Is a Liberal Genesite of Moslems
The global war on terrorism is a liberal genesite of moslems, which has claimed over two million lives. Western states have promulgated counterterrorism legislation that tolerates authoritarian measures extended across the globe and targeting moslems. So adherents to conservative dress, dietary sexual norms is seen as a sign of terrorism. A colonial era government sought to counter fanadical or radical islamic ideas through restrictions on public preaching and printed texts like newspapers. Similar methods can be found to day in european states surveil and shut down what they deem to be radical mosques while deporting immigrant religious scholars who teach against liberal values.
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