Comments on: Taliban: Should We Fear The Ideology More?

By: Adnan Siddiqi

Adnan Siddiqi — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 06:05:37 +0000

Well , it’s not cleared who is a “Taliban” or extremist here? From current trend(which I learnt from Media), anyone who dares to talk about Islam, talks about defending the rights of wearing Hijab,having beard, is a Taliban for those who call themselves liberals.

Recently I made a post on one of Nadeem Paracha’s article in which he went sick beyond limits. Reading him reminds me that the country is clearly divided between two extreems; religious fanatics which are called ” Talibans” and secular fanatics like Nadeem who embrace Americans on Pakistani soil and strive their best to impose their own view. Don’t consider it as an excuse of promotion(as I don’t need one), just want to let you and your readers know that how a religion is used by both religion and anti-religion experts:

http://tinyurl.com/nfparacha

By: Amjad Malik

Amjad Malik — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 07:03:15 +0000

Excellent thought provoking article. Wonder when will this era of religious fanaticism end? Keep it up!

By: Naveen

Naveen — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:56:20 +0000

Well researched piece. As you rightly point out, religion has been used by states, governments and rulers throughout history. Let’s not forget the Crusades, one of the most (if not *the* most) brutally violent periods of history.

By: Aly B

Aly B — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:58:02 +0000

Great article Sana. thought provoking. You should also read up on Child soldiers in various conflicts ranging from Sri Lanka’s LTTE to a bunch of African countries to Latin America. Start while the mind is still soft and sculptable. (you could catch some idea of this in the movie Blood Diamonds and several documentary movies on the subject itself).

-Aly

By: sana saleem

sana saleem — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:10:47 +0000

@ sohail: Welcome too my blog , and thankyou for the amazing link as always

By: Sohail Abid

Sohail Abid — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:40:46 +0000

Aslan demonstrates that while modern Jihadis may have legitimate social grievances – the suffering of the Palestinians, American support for Arab dictators, the presence of foreign troops in Muslim lands, to name a few – they have no real goals or actual agenda.So, what do the Jihadists want? Aslan’s answer is: Nothing. The Jihadists have no earthly agenda; they are fighting a metaphysical conflict, a theological war. And ever since 9/11, we have unfortunately been fighting the same cosmic war, the war they want: the so-called War on Terror. How do we win a Cosmic War? By refusing to fight in one. And in this stunning new work, Aslan reveals surprising conclusions about how we can deal with this predicament.

— How to Win a Cosmic War by Reza Aslan — http://bit.ly/1b6bkn

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By: Nabeel

Nabeel — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:08:41 +0000

“You cannot defeat an ideology by force. You have to fight ideas with ideas.”
Excellent.

And to “Should we fear the ideology more?”, yes, it is ALL about the ideology.