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Valid article, however...
Reader comment on item: There Are No Moderates: Dealing with Fundamentalist Islam

Submitted by Alex (Canada), Nov 16, 2002 at 16:03

The article is valid in its content, however it is also very narrow in the sense that it casts all the blame on fundamentalists. These groups, Hamas, Hizbollah, etc, pursue their goals because they feel they are justified.

This article, like many others, has taken a strictly westernized view of fundamentalism, and does not deal with why these groups act the way they do...

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No fear [110 words]Mr.NaimDec 3, 2008 16:59
MAKING MUSLIMS CONFUSED [113 words]AAMIR AHSAN KHANMay 28, 2008 03:51
↔ please [66 words]sisayJan 27, 2009 09:09
Moderate Islam - I don't think so ... [79 words]OliverMay 21, 2008 16:53
does fundamentalism is merely religious? [183 words]Shamim Ibn AzizSep 2, 2006 13:16
↔ Islamic Fundamentalism is the problem [125 words]Joe BaginskiSep 12, 2006 01:09
↔ in response to your comment " the fundamentalism is the problem" [142 words]Shamim Ibn AzizSep 22, 2006 07:22
↔ fundamentalism [1303 words]B. WilliameOct 19, 2008 16:56
↔ The Paradox of Fundamentalism [462 words]GabyNov 6, 2008 09:53
↔ B. Williame [74 words]arsalanJan 16, 2009 10:37
↔ Arsalan, youre joking, right? [174 words]B. WilliameJan 18, 2009 09:05
↔ not heavnly Ideology [157 words]sisayJan 27, 2009 08:57
Political System in Islam [2475 words]Muhammad Shakeel FaizJan 7, 2006 06:06
↔ democracy and islam [112 words]shamim ibn azizAug 28, 2006 12:03
↔ Islam isn't from God, but from Allah [294 words]B.W.Oct 19, 2008 17:20
Something about Indian Muslims' problem [304 words]VishalMay 1, 2005 16:12
Beating Fundamentalist Islam [25 words]Clifford IshiiJan 7, 2005 21:55
↔ reply to Clifford Ishii [35 words]tariqJan 8, 2006 16:45
↔ Reply to Mr. Tariq. [144 words]Jaisingh ThakurJul 11, 2007 02:42
Islamic Secularists ? [132 words]SB PuriNov 26, 2003 14:23
⇒ Valid article, however... [64 words]AlexNov 16, 2002 16:03
Let people choose their own way [246 words]C. John SmithOct 28, 2002 12:00
Islam-phobia? [66 words]xx2342Jul 24, 2002 22:03
↔ What Planet Are You On? [127 words]Kevin BauerAug 2, 2006 00:22
↔ ALL Muslims are extremists [50 words]SimonFeb 12, 2007 05:22
↔ The Bible states it too... [23 words]CharlotteApr 23, 2007 22:06
↔ Islam is a fundementally violent religion and culture, but america is not perfect either [579 words]JackMay 15, 2007 22:10
↔ fundamentalist islam [33 words]lourdes greenNov 28, 2007 15:20
↔ True in every means - [75 words]sonajiJan 12, 2009 08:40
Interesting Article! [47 words]JamesJun 29, 2002 17:25
↔ Muslims would rather [335 words]MaiFeb 26, 2006 03:38
↔ Just a generic Westerner [635 words]ClaireMay 4, 2008 04:16
↔ why can't we be friends [388 words]Stan the eastern manSep 8, 2009 12:33

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