@rezaaslan @shadihamid Interesting point: Islamic Law viable b/c it is least incompatible with modernity compared to other religions.
ISIS’s rise to prominence has something to do with Islam, but what is that something? -@ShadiHamid in @TheAtlantichttp://m.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/10/the-roots-of-the-islamic-states-appeal/382175/ …
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.@elZindiq Yes, at the risk of tautology, fact that Islamic law remains so relevant today is evidence of its compatibility with modernity
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@shadihamid @elZindiq Nostalgia for the future, as Italian neofascists used to say, has always been very hip.
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@rezaaslan@shadihamid@TheAtlantic It has nothing to do with Islam. It's just a very poor excuse to justify their existence -
@Dejaily@rezaaslan@shadihamid@TheAtlantic if ISIL has nothing to do with Islam then it would exist outside of Islam, and it doesn't. -
@NateWatkins@rezaaslan@shadihamid@TheAtlantic Islam has been hijacked by ISIS. We are talking about people who are rejected by Islam -
@Dejaily@rezaaslan@shadihamid@TheAtlantic and yet places where ISIL doesn't exist, people support their beliefs. You can't ignore that. -
@NateWatkins@rezaaslan@shadihamid@TheAtlantic these people you speak of are a small minority. Not the majority of the population -
@Dejaily@rezaaslan@shadihamid@TheAtlantic No true. Extreme beliefs about women, nonbelievers, etc. line up perfectly with ISIL -
@NateWatkins@rezaaslan@shadihamid@TheAtlantic Just look at the number of deaths in Iraq alone by suicide bombers etc this year and 2013
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@rezaaslan@shadihamid@TheAtlantic Probably the same something as Boko HaramThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rezaaslan@ShadiHamid@TheAtlantic the coming apocalypse of Islam…that’s what is driving it…muslims will be forced to leave Islam by IslamThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rezaaslan@shadihamid@TheAtlantic maybe something to do with Mormonism?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rezaaslan@shadihamid@TheAtlantic Illegitimate, corrupt, and tyrannical Arab kings and presidents are IS best recruiters.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rezaaslan@shadihamid@TheAtlantic Good article. Islam would benefit from a Lutheran "Two Kingdoms" idea. Remember Al-Andalus, or somethingThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rezaaslan@shadihamid@TheAtlantic I think this is an interesting article, but I think a lot of the thinking on the idea of Caliphate isThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rezaaslan@shadihamid@TheAtlantic off. It's shortsighted. I think a Caliphate *could* funtion in the contemporary world.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rezaaslan@shadihamid@TheAtlantic modern forms of social and political organization are not perfect. And I think a model of CaliphateThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rezaaslan@shadihamid@TheAtlantic that incorporates aspects of leadership we associate with the pre-modern world could be a panacea toThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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