Hizbullah winning over Arab street?
Hizbullah winning over Arab street
Key Arab leaders have condemned the Shiite group, despite its growing popularity with their citizens. By Dan Murphy and Sameh NaGuib
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0718/p01s03-wome.html?s=hns
This is what worries me. The current wars are not simply military events. They are over the long run being waged to win the support of "the street" -- Muslims not yet committed either to Islamist fundamentalism or to modern democratic values. Needless to say Israel/Palestine has taken on symbolic meaning ranging far beyond the numbers of persons involved in the conflict there. I am saddened that the tentative steps towards reconciliation suggested by the prisoners' plan have been for the time sabotaged by the current outbreaks of violence in Gaza and Lebanon. Can the combatants be brought back to negotiating tables? So much for their futures depends on the outcome of current events. I continue to urge any and all unfamiliar with Islam to read Islamic Thought in the Twentieth Century, a collection of essays mainly by American and British experts compiled prior to 9/11, for understanding of a culture all too frequently parodied in the West through Christian eyes:
http://www.ibtauris.com/ibtauris/display.asp?K=510000000051606&bic=HRDD*&ds=Islam&sort=sort_date/d&m=8&dc=94
Once again time is running out if we are to avoid an on-going deadly culture war.
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"A war is just if there is no alternative, and the resort to arms is legitimate if they represent your last hope." (Livy cited by Machiavelli)
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Ed Kent 718-951-5324 (voice mail only) [blind copies]
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Key Arab leaders have condemned the Shiite group, despite its growing popularity with their citizens. By Dan Murphy and Sameh NaGuib
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0718/p01s03-wome.html?s=hns
This is what worries me. The current wars are not simply military events. They are over the long run being waged to win the support of "the street" -- Muslims not yet committed either to Islamist fundamentalism or to modern democratic values. Needless to say Israel/Palestine has taken on symbolic meaning ranging far beyond the numbers of persons involved in the conflict there. I am saddened that the tentative steps towards reconciliation suggested by the prisoners' plan have been for the time sabotaged by the current outbreaks of violence in Gaza and Lebanon. Can the combatants be brought back to negotiating tables? So much for their futures depends on the outcome of current events. I continue to urge any and all unfamiliar with Islam to read Islamic Thought in the Twentieth Century, a collection of essays mainly by American and British experts compiled prior to 9/11, for understanding of a culture all too frequently parodied in the West through Christian eyes:
http://www.ibtauris.com/ibtauris/display.asp?K=510000000051606&bic=HRDD*&ds=Islam&sort=sort_date/d&m=8&dc=94
Once again time is running out if we are to avoid an on-going deadly culture war.
--
"A war is just if there is no alternative, and the resort to arms is legitimate if they represent your last hope." (Livy cited by Machiavelli)
--
Ed Kent 718-951-5324 (voice mail only) [blind copies]
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PeaceEfforts
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Israel_Palestine
http://BlogByEdKent.blogspot.com/
http://www.bloggernews.net
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