"Political Islam has failed"

2014-04-08T10:08:33-04:00

I ran across this article in which Syria's Assad has stated he feels "Political Islam has failed" and it is time to take another approach. What does everyone else think?

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2014/04/07/Syrias-Assad-says-political-Islam-project-has-failed

Syria's Assad Says Political Islam Project Has Failed

The "project of political Islam has failed," Syria's President Bashar al-Assad said on Monday, calling for the separation of religion from politics, state television said.

Response by SFC William Swartz Jr made Apr 8 at 2014 10:49 AM

2014-04-08T10:49:53-04:00

I think if they continue to allow extremists of either branch of Islam to run things, you will not be able to have a stable government due to the differences and hatreds for one another. Plus if you continually fund organizations of hatred, they will eventually turn around and bite you in the ass!

Response by SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 11 at 2014 12:17 AM

2014-04-11T00:17:14-04:00

I find this interesting. However, I do not see how you can make the distinction. In Islam, there is no separation of politics and religion. What is more interesting is that Assad is an Alawite, an offshoot of Shia. Shi'ites tend to put more focus on this blending (Look at Iran). From the very beginning Islam was never just a religion- it was a political movement. This can be seen through the unification under Muhammad, through the Caliphs, and through their empire. 

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made May 21 at 2014 1:49 AM

2014-05-21T01:49:43-04:00

Yes but I do not believe the rhetoric as often it is way different than the actions of those extremists.

Response by CW2 Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 21 at 2014 7:10 PM

2014-07-21T19:10:13-04:00

I'm not so sure we can make that definitive of a statement yet. The Islamic Republic of Iran is still around, Saudi Arabia is still under the control of an Islamic minority, and overall the religious leanings of the Arab world have a huge impact on their politics.

So I think that failure is too strong a word. Perhaps it needs time to be institutionalized in order to be resilient enough of a political system to withstand the sway of popular opinion?

Response by SPC Daniel Cahill made Feb 28 at 2015 4:02 AM

2015-02-28T04:02:27-05:00

Interesting perspective from a non-Muslim viewpoint......

Bill Warner - A Taste of Islam

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjBDDC4wVxk

Bill Warner - A Taste of Islam

Dr. Bill Warner, Director and Founder of the Center for the Study of Political Islam (CSPI) introduced the elements of the Islamic menu, and taught us how th...

Response by PO3 Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 28 at 2015 7:50 AM

2015-09-28T07:50:21-04:00

Oh ... that is still a long way to do to claim it has failed.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 23 at 2015 8:39 AM

2015-12-23T08:39:50-05:00

The reason the Assad government is threatened is because the Assad government (like the Saddam Hussein government) is even worse than political Islam. That said, despite the horrors of the Assad regime, mixing religion with politics is still always a fail.