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a supremacist in disguise - Rated
Ramadan is a wolf in sheep's clothing. The grandson of Al-Banna, founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, a jihadist movement. He is an Islamic supremacist disguised as a moderate Muslim. Well, there is no such thing as moderate Islam and that's the truth he conceals.He passes himself off as a Muslim thinker. An oxymoron. He is a master of Taquiya, the prescibed Islamic practice of deceit,hoodwinking the infidels to further the expansion and domination of Islam. It's all in the koran. 'war is deceit'( 4:269)...'Islam must dominate and not be dominated'(2:193). Ramadan's brother, also a citizen of Switzerland, advocated the stoning of women and Ramadan himself refused to condemn the same practice when challenged on TV by Sarkozy. He is also banned from entering the US. At least someone has their head screwed on enough to keep the wolf at bay.Do not trust this man.
Hard-thinking man arrives at refreshing vision - Rated
Ramadan is a serious thinker, devoted to making a difference. He takes both his faith and his Western homeland seriously, and this for him is a single commitment to God and his neighbors. His concern is the quality of life in the future world order. And his vision for the potential contributions of Western Muslims is refreshing.
Where many Muslims assume that the practices of other cultures are ungodly unless proven otherwise, Ramadan turns such logic around. Like Imam Malik, he argues that all customs (urf) or institutions which "seek the good" (istislah) are valid, and should not be rejected unless they specifically violate a moral prohibition of the Quran and Sunna. In that case the challenge to Western Muslims is like that faced by the first Muslims in mainly non-Islamic Mecca, or by the biblical Joseph in Egypt - how to inspire better human relations, and improve care for society's needs.
Ramadan sees a special responsibility falling on Muslims in the West. Working within Western institutions yet maintaining real ties to the non-Western world, these believers have a chance to serve as a voice of conscience. In a world order of profound inequality, many Western Muslims have both the hope and the opportunity to make a difference. And to grasp that opportunity they must act as full-citizens, taking responsibility for building better institutions in cooperation with non-Muslims of goodwill. As Ramadan explores the possibilities for economic, political and cultural life, the future seems ever more interesting.
The way ahead - Rated
The author has been describe as a Muslim Martin Luther. That is an exaggeration as neither the secular nor the religious powers of the day are seeking his life as far as I know. But like Luther, Ramadan is a reformer who says that Muslims must adapt to be citizens in democratic countries in the West.
He divides Muslims into five groupings and he seems closest to liberal or rational Reformism. He wants Muslims to adapt and engage with Western culture and the political process. He does not believe in retreat to the ghetto nor in exclusively Muslim schools. Muslims can and should be good citizens in Western democracies. He rejects the traditional division of the world into abodes of Islam and of War. He says Muslims in the west are at liberty to practise and propagate their faith.
I found much of what he discussed to be relevant to Christians who see their faith as a way of life not mere religion. The way of spirituality and being distinctive from the surrounding culture are common concerns. I regret he did not develop the idea of co-belligerent action in his chapter on dialogue. My other regret is that he says little or nothing about the origins of the violent strands of Islam which threaten us today. But this book is a positive start to better relations with Muslims in the West.
