Shadi Hamid
1. Surprised that John Kerry calling ISIS "apostates" didn't get more attention. I don't think a Western official has ever done that before
2. Here is the exact context of Kerry's speech and his use of the word "apostate." http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/events/2015/12/04-saban-2015-israel-us-yesterday-today-tomorrow/transcripts/us-department-of-state-releaseremarks-by-secretary-of-state-john-kerry.pdf …pic.twitter.com/1Cy0VLYEZP
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3. Takfir (deeming ppl apostates) is a distinguishing mark of extremists. So everyone (i.e US officials) should stay away from that language
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4. Use of word "apostate" by Kerry also underscores worrying tendency of US officials to opine on internal Muslim theological matters
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5. Some use "Daesh" to avoid saying word "Islamic," to emphasize ISIS is un-Islamic. US officials would be better off avoiding those debates
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@will_mccants & I argue in this WaPo piece, US officials should avoid making determinations abt "true" Islam: https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/12/29/john-kerry-is-calling-the-islamic-state-by-the-wrong-name-and-its-helping-the-islamic-state/ … - View other replies
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@shadihamid@will_mccants Elliot Abrams, seriously? Policing this discourse about calling ISIS un-Islamic is getting bizarre. Please stop. - View other replies
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@CKDagli@shadihamid you're policing our discourse to get us to stop policing discourse? Okay - View other replies
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@will_mccants@shadihamid Kerry overstepped with the apostate remark, fine, but the objections to the rest are just incomprehensible to me -
@will_mccants@shadihamid other than the apostate remark by Kerry, they mean the way people say the KKK is un-American. It's not hard. - Show more
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@shadihamid Who is John Kerry to tell Muslims who apostates are? More important to know if Muslim religious authorities of any sort say so. - Show more
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@shadihamid US Sec State has absolutely no business pronouncing who's an apostate & who isn't. Violates the 1st Amendment. -
@shadihamid Apart from the obvious problem with the messenger, my other reaction is that it shouldn't be a pejorative in a Western context. -
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@shadihamid He's a secular govt official ONLY. It offends Const'l standards for him to pronounce a US Gov position on a religious dispute. -
@shadihamid probably not a good idea to use religious language, no? -
@shadihamid@ghoshworld Polititians should avoid intervention in religion, as the opposite is often demanded. -
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@shadihamid@amberinzaman Daesh looks like Pkk.. -
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@arbetarsoli@shadihamid@amberinzaman Pkk terörist looks like Daesh terörist.they are maniac,smugler,thif,burgler.pic.twitter.com/luAo5HcodB
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@arbetarsoli@shadihamid@amberinzaman Oyu are a terörist supporter.You may be,intelligent security service personel enemies State...
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