>I do not buy it. I do not think that islamic leaders "represent" the
>oppressed masses in any meaningful way.
they think they do. they think they represent th oppressed masses in the same way left intellectuals in the US do. if you have learned anything from a postmodern critique of modernity it is this: modernity's discourse is one that claims to be able to make universal claims for all people about human nature, freedom, justice, etc.
kelley