Interesting piece, and probably so true.
July 20, 2014
Bitter Harvest
By Marion DS Dreyfus
If one gets leftist materials and articles from the Palestinian Arab perspective, one has to realize, which many avid leftists do not, that Islam has an essential element of cult-sanctioned lying: It is Taqqiyyah, and means for Western purposes of journalism and reportage that one can simply never believe materials, data and stats given to non-umma (world of Islam) recipients -- it is through and through dishonest and deliberately misleading.
Taqqiyyah permits and endorses lying by the 'faithful' for the protection and support of Islam. The translation of this tenet through the centuries means unwarranted tweaking and meretriciousness on as many levels as one can cite. Orwell would probably approve of their yes is no, right is wrong credo.
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July 20, 2014
Bitter Harvest
By Marion DS Dreyfus
If one gets leftist materials and articles from the Palestinian Arab perspective, one has to realize, which many avid leftists do not, that Islam has an essential element of cult-sanctioned lying: It is Taqqiyyah, and means for Western purposes of journalism and reportage that one can simply never believe materials, data and stats given to non-umma (world of Islam) recipients -- it is through and through dishonest and deliberately misleading.
Taqqiyyah permits and endorses lying by the 'faithful' for the protection and support of Islam. The translation of this tenet through the centuries means unwarranted tweaking and meretriciousness on as many levels as one can cite. Orwell would probably approve of their yes is no, right is wrong credo.
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