Word: fundamentalistism
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Much has been said about the risks of negotiating with unreliable allies such as Pakistan or Egypt: their political volatility and the presence of small but significant fundamentalist groups inside their territories have led many to have misgivings about, or reluctantly accept, these last-minute alliances. Moreover, some have utterly denounced these covenants by predicting the potentially dangerous consequences they might bring in the short-run. Re-arming or collaborating with these “volatile” regimes is perceived as an unwise military strategy, for the ever-changing political fate of those states could suddenly turn them from...
...realize the strategic importance of these allies in a war not only determined by military might and guerilla tactics, but also by the most deeply-rooted religious beliefs configured in the epic conception of the world that fundamentalism has established in the area. For many Muslims influenced by fundamentalist claims, this war is the Holy War against the infidel Occidental World represented by America, and they are prepared to lose their own lives in order to defend their cause...
Osama bin Laden has understood this. His main weapon has been the spread of fundamentalist propaganda, and from the beginning, he has started to work on people’s minds-on those minds open to, but not yet convinced by his incendiary idealism. “Every Muslim shall support his religion,” he said on a taped message sent to Al-Jazeera television channel last week, after mentioning how his “brothers and sisters” in Palestine, Lebanon and Iraq had symbolically retaliated in the recent attack on America. His denunciation...
This, however, should be done with the utmost esteem for the right of people to unbiased information. The respect for civil rights and liberties (freedom of information among them) is a hallmark of our society as opposed to fundamentalist societies, intensely engaged in indoctrination and coercion of their people. We should not necessarily ask these governments to censor bin Laden’s messages, but instead, we should ask them to uphold free speech, so that truth can win out among the people in a fair...
Armstrong was careful to note that not all fundamentalists are terrorists. However, she said fundamentalist views can lead to violence...