But it is obvious that this self-policing isn’t what floats the boat of Muslims politically. There’ll be the occasional good statement, but if, say, Israel bombs Gaza, then suddenly social media will fill up with Islamic outrage, careful commentators will become passionate, marchers will hit the streets. Why is there no Muslim Peace Movement campaigning for an end to violence in Muslim countries, where the victims are Muslims and the perpetrators are Muslims? Where it might make the most difference.
I posted this for click-through to the Aaronovitch op-ed, but thought to update with the note there is most certainly a core global new intelligentsia campaigning for peace and against Islamic Jihad, and it is doing so — and has been doing so — with active Muslim participation in every facet.
Unfortunately, a socially networked “new global intelligentsia” doth not a political movement nor party make.
However, to suggest there is “no Muslim Peace Movement” is wrong.
Perhaps between Islamic Humanist efforts on personal pages and in forums across Facebook, my main hangout, they’re just not seen in aggregate.
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Have you ever thought that maybe their FB accounts are being monitored?? I have been writing vigilantly about the latest Israeli murders (3 boys) and none of my friends from Pakistan/Indonesia have posted a peep! NOT ONE!! So I can only conclude that a) they couldn’t give a shit about the Israeli boys or b) they’re too scared to bring it into their stream!
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Could this be because their FB accounts are being monitored?? I have been writing vigilantly about the latest murders of the 3 Israeli boys and not one peep from any of my “friends” from Pakistan/Indonesia. So I can conclude that either a) none of them gives a shit about our beloved Israeli teens or b) they are being extra careful not to enter the FB STREAM of MIDDLE EAST POLITICS!!!
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