Talk Islam » ideology http://talkislam.info a crescent waxing eloquent Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:23:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 en i’m sure some of you have read said’s … http://talkislam.info/2008/07/25/im-sure-some-of-you-have-read-saids/ http://talkislam.info/2008/07/25/im-sure-some-of-you-have-read-saids/#comments Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:52:03 +0000 razib http://talkislam.info/2008/07/25/im-sure-some-of-you-have-read-saids/ i’m sure some of you have read said’s *orientalism* on these comment boards the accusation of “orientalism” comes up over and over. there is the narrow view of orientalism as elucidated in said’s work which focuses on the use and abuse of scholarship in the service of colonialism and imperialism. then there’s the broader sense of how the occident views the other….

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Some lump together all forms of Islamism as a deadly enemy, akin to fascism and communism. A more accurate analysis, and a better strategy, would be to disaggregate the problems. The rhetoric of the “global war” on terrorism only strengthens global jihad. As the West learns the limits of force, it is Muslims, not foreign soldiers, who will defeat al-Qaeda.

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