On 28 nov. 06, at 11:54, Doug Henwood wrote:
>
> On Nov 27, 2006, at 9:41 PM, Marvin Gandall wrote:
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>> The point is that political Islam - at least in the Shia community
>> - is a
>> contradictory movement which reminds some people of fascism and
>> others of
>> social democracy, as we can see every day on this list.
>
> Social democracy? Eh? Could you elaborate on that? Social democracy
> to me is secular and gender-egalitarian. Political Islam is the
> opposite.
Why don't you go check for yourself in South Lebanon and in the Bekaa Valley ?
Isn't it about time you leave your NY office and see with your own eyes what these people are fighting for ?
One thing _for_ "political Islam" is that at least is _is_ political. Or maybe the west should choose better adjectives to vilify the "opposite" of what it stands for ?
Jean-Christophe Helary