Yes. The possibility of a "third way" (or multiple ways) for Islam cope with modernization is a real philosophical and political issue and al-Qutb isn't the answer. Iran and Turkey (and don't forget Indonesia) face this issue today, domestically and in foreign policy. Maybe the discussion deserves its own thread...
Frankly, it's more interesting than parsing Mr Berman's private agenda. Ba'athist Iraq is not allied with al-Qaeda and never has been, whatever the current White House line. But if Berman really claims that "the antiwar movement at home is making [Islamic?] fascism abroad possible," he would not be taken seriously anywhere in the world outside this country (excepting perhaps among Likudniks or India's BJP?].
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Frankly, it's more interesting than parsing Mr Berman's private agenda. Ba'athist Iraq is not allied with al-Qaeda and never has been, whatever the current White House line. But if Berman really claims that "the antiwar movement at home is making [Islamic?] fascism abroad possible," he would not be taken seriously anywhere in the world outside this country (excepting perhaps among Likudniks or India's BJP?].
- bruno 3-25-2003 7:16 pm