Category: Islamofascism: Fiction or Threat?
Introduction
Want to start an argument among seculars? Launch a discussion, any discussion, about Islam. Is it a religion of peace or inherently violent? Should we respect the folkways of Muslim peoples or apply Western notions of universal human rights that would mandate treatment of females quite unlike that prescribed under sharia law? Must secular liberals …
Islamofacism Is a Gross Misnomer
In recent years, the bizarre term Islamofascism has begun making the rounds, usually emanating from the strange world of right-wing politics and neocon pundits and their acolytes. After a test run on the fringe, the term broke into the big leagues of political discourse in the fall of 2006, when President George W. Bush and …
Islamofacism Is an Apt Descriptor
It is curious how certain writers suddenly become semantically persnickety when the term fascism is applied to Islam. I doubt if the same writers would voice similar concerns for the followers of Rush Limbaugh if someone labeled him “fascist.” The fact is, the term fascist is now legitimately applicable to a range of movements on …