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Radicals are not "mainstream" Muslims who went astray after studying the Koran and
Islamic theology. You donʹt become a terrorist because you listen to a Salafist preacher ... (radicalisation occurs less in mosques than in jail). They donʹt choose radicalism (either religious or political) because of
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also argues that the "moderate Muslim" label is offensive, as he believes that it implies ordinary Islam is not inherently peaceful. Others believe that it implies that "moderate
Muslims" are not "fully Muslim", or that the term equivalates "progressive" or "secular" with "moderate". Others, such as
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Cherney and Kristina Murphy argue that the categorisations of moderate/extremist are not neutral, and that their widespread deployment "deprives Muslims of the agency to define the parameters of the debate around counterterrorism and also the terms of reference through which they are labelled
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Secularists tend to consider that a moderate believer is somebody who believes moderately: but that is not the definition of moderation for believers; moderation for them is not about beliefs, but about accepting life in a secular society, even if they stick to conservative values. That is exactly
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The writer
Shireen Younus explains, "The qualifier of “moderate” suggests that there is something innately violent about Islam. It leads to the false conclusion that a small group of “moderates” is standing in opposition to a giant swathe of violent, ISIS-supporting radicals and this is simply not
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were not liberal (indeed, the former showed anti-Semitic tendencies). Of course
Protestantism provided the theological basis for political reform, but also for racism (apartheid is strongly entrenched in Calvinist theology).
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Muslims, 82 percent (2017) are concerned about Muslim global extremism, 81 percent believe that suicide bombing can never be justified, and 48 percent believe Muslim leaders have not done enough to prevent extremism (2011).
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true because the reality is the complete opposite. When the media talks about “moderate
Muslims”, they are perpetuating a dangerous narrative of Islam as a violent religion that is at odds with American society."
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The general criticism of this term is that it implies that the "Islam" and "Muslim" refer to something inherently violent, giving the impression that they need an adjective ("moderate") to assure otherwise.
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as either for or against terrorism." Although some
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also points out the difficulties of focusing on "moderate" Islam or
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recognizing democracy, political pluralism and a "dialogue" with the West. In 2011, a spokesman for the party described it as moderate
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