I'm guessing it's like Christianity where there are leftist Christians who follow Jesus' more progressive messages such as giving to the less fortunate and healing the sick, and then there are the scary Christian evangelicals that want A Handmaids Tale and conversion therapy. Logically, Islam probably isn't a monolith in a similar way other religions aren't.
However, I have never heard about what those of the Islamic faith actually believe outside of the hysterical post 9/11 Islamophobia I've been indoctrinated with as a child.
I want to know what the truth is and hear the other sides story. To me it's obvious that Islamophobia is wrong, however when Islamophobes make wild claims about it, I can't really refute them confidently because I'm simply ignorant of the facts. Please educate my dumb, white ass.
If I recall correctly, that particular movement was driven by already present racism against Arabas and Islamophobia in general from the west, in a hate-begets-hate sort of way.
If the most toxic and chauvinistic New Atheists continue to represent atheism in general, it would not surprise me for more people to feel entrenched in their beliefs rather than join the arrogant New Atheist after being insulted and condescended to.
Not only that, wahhabiism was also directly spread by Saudi Arabia with assistance from the
so it didn't grow organically either
Also I remember reading that the founder of wahhabiism was actually a euro playing at being Laurence of Arabia but I don't know how accurate that part is
That reminds me of how Hamas was deliberately hand-picked by its apartheid enemies while culling secular competitors.
Yeah, plus we're seeing them attempt to do that in real time with how
has been targeting lead negotiators and more moderate leaders who are open to making deals