Originally posted by Eagler
where?
hiding from the not-so "Moderate Arabs"?
definitely not critizing the actions of the not-so "Moderate Arabs"
there are probably fewer of them than some would like you to believe when it comes to following the latest interpretation of their faith...
I believe it is exactly the other way around, there are more moderate arabs (and muslims in general for that matter) than you'd like to believe. An illustration: In my country the vast majority of people is sustantially frightened of the Islam and integration and immigration are by far the most discussed issues in politics. No week goes by without some mosque being confronted with a book in their collection promoting violence against women, infidels or homosexuals, creating an image with the public that Muslims are intolerant, fanatic and extremist in their views and interpretations.
Yesterday the AIVD (Dutch Intelligence Agency) isued a report in which they warned for an unabated high risk of terrorism BUT:
also a steady decline in extremism in the views as held by muslims. Both the small number of extremist Imams and these moderating their tone contributed to this development.
Point: even though the idea that Muslims are predominantly quite extreme in their views is widespread, the reality is rather different.