Hvis man gider gå i lag med denne temmelig kortfattede og ikke så svært forståelige tekst, så får man en god forklaring på, hvorfor islamisme ikke er islam, hvorfor islamisme er vokset voldsomt de seneste årtier, og hvad islamisme i det hele taget er. Her er ingen essentialisme, men til gengæld masser af den kontekst, der skal med i fortællingen om de islamistiske båtnakker og terrorister:
"What began as an attempt to re-assert Muslim pride in the face of unrelenting European colonialism by the likes of Abduh, Rida and al-Banna, led to the taking of more than 3,000 innocent lives in the most spectacular terrorist attack of all time.
Muslims and non-Muslims around the world struggled to understand what could have inspired 19 young men, full of potential, to take their own lives along with thousands of others in such a shocking fashion. By 12th September 2001, the Manhattan skyline, along with the rest of the world, had changed forever."
Forfatterne kommer fra den britiske Quilliam Foundation, der beskriver sig selv således:
"Quilliam is the world’s first counter-extremism think tank set up to address the unique challenges of citizenship, identity, and belonging in a globalised world. Quilliam stands for religious freedom, human rights, democracy and developing a Muslim identity at home in, and with, the West."
Det lyder umiddelbart sympatisk.
William Abdullah Quilliam var en tidlig og indflydelsesrig britisk konvertit til islam. Man kan læse mere om ham her.
"What began as an attempt to re-assert Muslim pride in the face of unrelenting European colonialism by the likes of Abduh, Rida and al-Banna, led to the taking of more than 3,000 innocent lives in the most spectacular terrorist attack of all time.
Muslims and non-Muslims around the world struggled to understand what could have inspired 19 young men, full of potential, to take their own lives along with thousands of others in such a shocking fashion. By 12th September 2001, the Manhattan skyline, along with the rest of the world, had changed forever."
Forfatterne kommer fra den britiske Quilliam Foundation, der beskriver sig selv således:
"Quilliam is the world’s first counter-extremism think tank set up to address the unique challenges of citizenship, identity, and belonging in a globalised world. Quilliam stands for religious freedom, human rights, democracy and developing a Muslim identity at home in, and with, the West."
Det lyder umiddelbart sympatisk.
William Abdullah Quilliam var en tidlig og indflydelsesrig britisk konvertit til islam. Man kan læse mere om ham her.
