Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Strange Famous
Poverty doesnt explain it all. There is massive poverty in the far east, in Christian parts of Africa, in South America... and not the same movements. (snip)
This is a recent trend. Historically, Islam supported the rights of women far more than other "religions of the book" - this corruption of Islam has only really been seen since the end of WWII and onwards in my opinion.
|
You are right. Poverty doesn't explain it all.
Add to this mix the fact that there is a lack of democracy (read: input into how things are done by the people), a lack of free speech (read: no outlet for grievances), massive corruption, etc.
It is interesting to note that India has the second largest Muslim population and yet there were no Indian Muslims involved in 9/11. There were no Indian Muslims clamouring to join Al-Queda in Afghanistan (this is not to say that there are no issues between Hindus and Muslims in India, I am just pointing out their absence in the larger trend we are discussing here). As I read it, Muslims in India have an outlet for their issues in democratic India. There have been not only Muslim Prime Ministers of India but Muslim
women Prime Ministers.
Looking at the hot spots around the world today I see a lack of democracy, a lack of free press, a lack of education and opportunities for their populations, a lack of personal freedoms. This is not simply a problem of Islam. To paraphrase Ustwo... Islam isn't the problem, it is the lightning rod.