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FEAR
IS THE KEY
In his well reasoned argument about the
challenge of fundamentalism and imperialism (and whether secular and
liberal Muslims can work together for the common good), Tarek Fatah
says, "The Muslim Canadian Congress will work with any secular Muslim
and non-Muslim who is willing to commit to the separation of Religion and
State, not just here in Canada, but across the Muslim world too."
Given his broad vision, even Fatah is
flabbergasted by what is happening around him.
"How any secular Muslim would follow these
jihadis is beyond me," he laments.
He and others like him -- Pervez
Hoodbhoy, Tariq Ali, the initiator of this
dialogue and discussion Dr Khalid
Sohail, Dr Taj Hashmi, Peter Joyce,
et al -- fail to invoke the magic word (please wait for it) that is
responsible for all the chaos we see in the world today.
It is through the magic of this God-given word
that we have spawned a myriad fledgeling
Muslim brotherhoods like the Jamat-e-Islami
and slogans like "Islam is the Answer" and "Quran is our Constitution."
Ditto for Christianity and every other
religion.
It's a four-letter word with ramifications that
will blow your mind.
The word is fear.
Just think about it.
Rashid Mughal
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