[lit-ideas] Re: Question
- From: "Andy Amago" <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 10:07:30 -0400
I heard a discussion on Qutb. Apparently one of the things that turned him off
to America is when he was in Colorado (1940's I think), he and his Egyptian
friends went to a movie theatre and were denied admission because the movie
attendants thought they were black Americans. He told them they were Egyptian
and they were let in. That experience of racism was one of the things that
made him think the U.S. was corrupt.
It makes one wonder about the term "Islamofascism" since there are so many
sects and only tiny minorities even among the fundamentalists are militant.
Painting everyone with one brush serves no purpose beyond recruiting for the
militants.
----- Original Message -----
From: Lawrence Helm
To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: 9/7/2006 2:02:11 AM
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Question
No, the Wahhabis are not the most militant Islamic Group. They are a
Fundamentalist Group. There is a difference between being Fundamentalist and
being Militant. Read Sandra Mackey?s Saudis, Inside the Desert Kingdom. The
Wahhabs send out minders to make sure women are properly behaved. They
comprise a moral police. They oppose infidels but Saudi Arabia can?t function
with out them. They are so rich in Saudi Arabia that they can?t bring
themselves to engage in menial labor so they import infidels. Wahhab minders
don?t like this, but the government won?t permit them to be too harsh to them,
unless they violate a Sharia law, which many of them have. The Fundamentalists
take a strict literal (according to their lights) view of the Sharia.
It does seem, however, that those raised in Fundamentalism whether Deobandi,
Salaf, or Wahhab are especially susceptible to the teachings of Sayyid Qutb.
The first of the Militant Islamic organizations that affects modern Militant
Islam is the Muslim Brothers organization founded in Egypt. Al Banna was the
founder and Sayyid Qutb was a member. Sayyid Qutb?s brother Mohammad taught
Osama bin Laden at a university Osama attended.
The Wahhabs in Saudi Arabia have had an agreement with the ruling family. They
don?t interfere with the ruling family and the ruling family doesn?t interfere
with them. This live and let live agreement was extended to terrorists but not
out in the open. However, fundamentalists don?t like being hypocritical about
their beliefs and they do condemn the ruling family?s behavior so there have
been attacks in Saudi Arabia by militants. The ruling family in return has
cracked down on them. These militants embrace Wahhab-type fundamentalism
coupled with the Jihadist teachings of Sayyid Qutb.
Lawrence
From: lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
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Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 9:48 PM
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Subject: [lit-ideas] Question
"The majority of Saudi citizens are Sunni Muslims predominantly adhering to the
strict interpretation of Islam taught by the Salafi or Wahhabi school that is
the official state religion."
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2002/14012.htm
Lawrence, the Wahhabis (OBL's religion) are the most militant Islamic group.
Wahhabism is also the official state religion of Saudi Arabia, a regime that we
support. How are these two things reconciled?
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