Yet that's precisely what nations like China and Russia are doing. Muslims have a right to self-determination and are fully justified in resisting oppression with force when necessary. Chinese policy strongly favors ethnic Han Chinese even though East Turkestan belongs to the Uygher people. Nearly all of the wealth and political power there is concentrated in the hands of outsiders and any attempt to separate peacefully is brutally suppressed. What other choice do we have?
I don't buy into the moderate-extremist dichotomy because it seems to be an attempt to delegitimize any sort of armed resistance with an Islamic bent. There are resistance movements within Islam that are fully justified in what they're doing, and there are resistance movements that are deviant. I stand with those who are resisting tyranny, not those who are creating unnecessary turmoil.
Please provide an example of justified violence against tyranny over Muslims.
From today or from any point in history?
I'll set Israel aside because that's a contentious issue and I don't feel like having that argument in this thread. Violence against the militaries and governments of Russia, China, and Sudan is clearly justified. Russia persecutes Muslims, China persecutes Muslims and other ethnic and religious minorities, and Sudan is governed by self-proclaimed "Muslims" who materially support the slaughter of other Muslims and Christians.
Sudan is particularly tragic because knuckle-dragging Arabists care too much about primitive concepts like ethnic solidarity to recognize and condemn what the government there is doing to Muslims.
