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The Islamic World
JMT:
The Islamic world is something of a mystery and fascination for the west. Islam creates many strong feelings among people as a result of recent history. What are your feelings on the religion of peace (or do you even believe that it is)?
guest4:
I'm not a fan of religion but I respect the right of everyone to believe how they please as long as they aren't hurting others. Every religion fails that test at some point in time. In Islam's case, I think ISIS and similar groups are giving that religion a bad rap; prior to the growth of these groups, Muslims and Islam were barely on the radar for most Western people, let alone an existential threat.
JMT:
What do you think it is about Islam that breeds a larger percentage of violent extremists?
guest4:
Is there proof that Islam produces a larger percentage of violent extremists, compared to other demographics? I tried to find out, but all I could get was that in Western countries/regions, right-wing terrorism was more prevalent and more deadly than Islamic, which suggests that a certain percentage of non-Islamic people are also prone to extremism - but who know if it's the same percentage.
As for what I think drives extremism, I'd say it's anger and frustration with the current state of affairs, and fear for the future. In the Middle East, I think poverty would add to that sense of anger, frustration, and fear.
Blueblood:
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About 1000 years of back and forth with Europe till the Ottoman Empire collapsed. It's nothing but a simple grasp for power and influence. Since 1683 the Islamic world has been severely weakened by the west. And then ww1 was the death blow.
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