I don't think enough people are aware that the Arab world isn't a monolithic entity, that Islam is not a monolithic entity any more than Christianity is, and that Arab doesn't necessarily mean Muslim. Islam has a long and robust tradition of debate and jurisprudence and these types of discussions occur throughout the Arab world. Maybe if we understood this and viewed Muslim extremism in its proper economic, social, and geopolitical context (of which religion is a part of) instead of framing it as "OMG! Islam!", we wouldn't have idiots like Terry Jones burning the Koran and elected officials like Louie Gohmert completely losing their shit over fictitious Islamic terror babies.
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