An interesting piece by Daniel Pipes who has studied Islam for many, many years.
Islamism with a Human Face?
by Daniel Pipes
The Washington Times
May 20, 2014
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W.T. title: Can Islamists transit from dictatorship to democracy? There are some signs that things are evolving
Until now, Islamist rule has implied violence and dictatorship; can it evolve into something decent?
Put differently: if the brutality of Ruhollah Khomeini and Osama bin Laden marked them as yesterday's men, and the autocracy of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Mohamed Morsi make them today's men; can tomorrow's Islamists – Muslims seeking a consistent and global application of Islamic law under the rule of a caliph – become democratic and humane?
Islamism has significantly evolved over the past 13 years. As recently as 2001, its adherents were synonymous with criminals, terrorists, and revolutionaries. In this spirit, I wrote three days after 9/11 that many Islamists "are peaceable in appearance, but they all must be considered potential killers."
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Islamism with a Human Face? :: Daniel Pipes
Islamism with a Human Face?
by Daniel Pipes
The Washington Times
May 20, 2014
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W.T. title: Can Islamists transit from dictatorship to democracy? There are some signs that things are evolving
Until now, Islamist rule has implied violence and dictatorship; can it evolve into something decent?
Put differently: if the brutality of Ruhollah Khomeini and Osama bin Laden marked them as yesterday's men, and the autocracy of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Mohamed Morsi make them today's men; can tomorrow's Islamists – Muslims seeking a consistent and global application of Islamic law under the rule of a caliph – become democratic and humane?
Islamism has significantly evolved over the past 13 years. As recently as 2001, its adherents were synonymous with criminals, terrorists, and revolutionaries. In this spirit, I wrote three days after 9/11 that many Islamists "are peaceable in appearance, but they all must be considered potential killers."
To continue reading, go to:
Islamism with a Human Face? :: Daniel Pipes
