Is Islam by definition fundamental?
Joining the debate, against the dogma of religion, irrational beliefs, obscurantist laws and violent fanaticism. Why do you think Islam has turned increasingly militant? I think Islam has been militant from the beginning. Later on, its degree of militancy fluctuated with a number of factors, one of them being the power equation with its rivals. Today, Islam lives in the shadow of Western (and locally in South Asia, Hindu) economic and cultural supremacy, which gives it an incentive for militant opposition to the West. At the same time, its demographic strength and access to specific military (guerrilla) instruments give it the self-confidence to transform its dissatisfaction into action. So, we are seeing a peak in Islamic militancy. There is a view that many of the militant groups are a reaction to the decay in their own societies and that this is because Muslims have turned away from their religion. I disagree. There has been plenty of decadence in many periods and areas of Muslim hi
