My apologies for the length.
Here's an interesting story from Time.
Every day, we see the violent, destructive effects of old world, Islamic thinking. The destruction of property, injuries and death - primarily the innocent, women and children.
On this forum, evidence of this regressive, violent thinking is seen in selfsame's posts. His hatred of Jews, Zionists and anyone who challenges him is consistent with the theme of Staquf's message. His threats, and viper's tongue lash out almost daily. selfsame is a prime example of this debilitating, violent, old world thinking.
Muslims have to get their act together. They have to fix their own problems, and let the backward thinking, violence prone, older generation, represented by those like selfsame (EA Nassir), to reform or die off. Their negative, hateful and violent ways will only keep the Muslim world isolated.
After this article, I have included the Jihad Report, compiled by thereligionofpeace.com, for the last week of August, 2017.
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KH. Yahya Cholil Staquf, General Secretary, Nahdlatul Ulama Supreme Council and Director of Religious Affairs, Bayt ar-Rahmah, addresses the Council of the European Union TWP (Terrorism Working Party), Brussels, Belgium.
[youtube]WTtfGkYLv1Y[/youtube]
In Interview, Top Indonesian Muslim Scholar Says Stop Pretending That Orthodox Islam and Violence Aren't Linked
Marco Stahlhut
Sep 07, 2017
Indonesia, the world’s biggest Muslim-majority country, has a constitution that recognizes other major religions, and practices a syncretic form of Islam that draws on not just the faith’s tenets but local spiritual and cultural traditions. As a result, the nation has long been a voice of, and for, moderation in the Islamic world.
Yet Indonesia is not without its radical elements. Though most are on the fringe, they can add up to a significant number given Indonesia’s 260-million population. In the early 2000s, the country was terrorized by Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), a homegrown extremist organization allied with al-Qaeda. JI’s deadliest attack was the 2002 Bali bombing that killed 202 people. While JI has been neutralized, ISIS has claimed responsibility for recent, smaller terrorist incidents in the country and has inspired some Indonesians to fight in Syria — Indonesians who could pose a threat when they return home. The country has also seen the rise of hate groups that preach intolerance and violence against local religious and ethnic minorities, which include Shia and Ahmadiya Muslims.
Among Indonesia’s most influential Islamic leaders is Yahya Cholil Staquf, 51,advocates a modern, moderate Islam. He is general secretary of the Nahdlatul Ulama, which, with about 50 million members, is the country’s biggest Muslim organization. Yahya. This interview, notable for Yahya’s candor, was first published on Aug. 19 in German in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Here are excerpts translated from the original Bahasa Indonesia into English.
Many Western politicians and intellectuals say that Islamist terrorism has nothing to do with Islam. What is your view?
Western politicians should stop pretending that extremism and terrorism have nothing to do with Islam. There is a clear relationship between fundamentalism, terrorism, and the basic assumptions of Islamic orthodoxy. So long as we lack consensus regarding this matter, we cannot gain victory over fundamentalist violence within Islam.
Radical Islamic movements are nothing new. They’ve appeared again and again throughout our own history in Indonesia. The West must stop ascribing any and all discussion of these issues to “Islamophobia.” Or do people want to accuse me — an Islamic scholar — of being an Islamophobe too?
What basic assumptions within traditional Islam are problematic?
The relationship between Muslims and non-Muslims, the relationship of Muslims with the state, and Muslims’ relationship to the prevailing legal system wherever they live … Within the classical tradition, the relationship between Muslims and non-Muslims is assumed to be one of segregation and enmity.
The rest here.
Top Muslim Scholar: Orthodox Islam and Violence 'Linked' | Time.com
Here's the Jihad Report for the last week of August, 2017
Jihad Report
for Aug 26, 2017 - Sep 01, 2017
Attacks 36
Killed 150
Injured 153
Suicide Blasts 7
Countries 15
Here's an interesting story from Time.
Every day, we see the violent, destructive effects of old world, Islamic thinking. The destruction of property, injuries and death - primarily the innocent, women and children.
On this forum, evidence of this regressive, violent thinking is seen in selfsame's posts. His hatred of Jews, Zionists and anyone who challenges him is consistent with the theme of Staquf's message. His threats, and viper's tongue lash out almost daily. selfsame is a prime example of this debilitating, violent, old world thinking.
Muslims have to get their act together. They have to fix their own problems, and let the backward thinking, violence prone, older generation, represented by those like selfsame (EA Nassir), to reform or die off. Their negative, hateful and violent ways will only keep the Muslim world isolated.
After this article, I have included the Jihad Report, compiled by thereligionofpeace.com, for the last week of August, 2017.
---
KH. Yahya Cholil Staquf, General Secretary, Nahdlatul Ulama Supreme Council and Director of Religious Affairs, Bayt ar-Rahmah, addresses the Council of the European Union TWP (Terrorism Working Party), Brussels, Belgium.
[youtube]WTtfGkYLv1Y[/youtube]
In Interview, Top Indonesian Muslim Scholar Says Stop Pretending That Orthodox Islam and Violence Aren't Linked
Marco Stahlhut
Sep 07, 2017
Indonesia, the world’s biggest Muslim-majority country, has a constitution that recognizes other major religions, and practices a syncretic form of Islam that draws on not just the faith’s tenets but local spiritual and cultural traditions. As a result, the nation has long been a voice of, and for, moderation in the Islamic world.
Yet Indonesia is not without its radical elements. Though most are on the fringe, they can add up to a significant number given Indonesia’s 260-million population. In the early 2000s, the country was terrorized by Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), a homegrown extremist organization allied with al-Qaeda. JI’s deadliest attack was the 2002 Bali bombing that killed 202 people. While JI has been neutralized, ISIS has claimed responsibility for recent, smaller terrorist incidents in the country and has inspired some Indonesians to fight in Syria — Indonesians who could pose a threat when they return home. The country has also seen the rise of hate groups that preach intolerance and violence against local religious and ethnic minorities, which include Shia and Ahmadiya Muslims.
Among Indonesia’s most influential Islamic leaders is Yahya Cholil Staquf, 51,advocates a modern, moderate Islam. He is general secretary of the Nahdlatul Ulama, which, with about 50 million members, is the country’s biggest Muslim organization. Yahya. This interview, notable for Yahya’s candor, was first published on Aug. 19 in German in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Here are excerpts translated from the original Bahasa Indonesia into English.
Many Western politicians and intellectuals say that Islamist terrorism has nothing to do with Islam. What is your view?
Western politicians should stop pretending that extremism and terrorism have nothing to do with Islam. There is a clear relationship between fundamentalism, terrorism, and the basic assumptions of Islamic orthodoxy. So long as we lack consensus regarding this matter, we cannot gain victory over fundamentalist violence within Islam.
Radical Islamic movements are nothing new. They’ve appeared again and again throughout our own history in Indonesia. The West must stop ascribing any and all discussion of these issues to “Islamophobia.” Or do people want to accuse me — an Islamic scholar — of being an Islamophobe too?
What basic assumptions within traditional Islam are problematic?
The relationship between Muslims and non-Muslims, the relationship of Muslims with the state, and Muslims’ relationship to the prevailing legal system wherever they live … Within the classical tradition, the relationship between Muslims and non-Muslims is assumed to be one of segregation and enmity.
The rest here.
Top Muslim Scholar: Orthodox Islam and Violence 'Linked' | Time.com
Here's the Jihad Report for the last week of August, 2017
Jihad Report
for Aug 26, 2017 - Sep 01, 2017
Attacks 36
Killed 150
Injured 153
Suicide Blasts 7
Countries 15
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