Comments on: Our reactive extremism and Islamabad’s defensive ‘enlightened moderation’ http://molvi.wordpress.com/2006/05/29/our-reactive-extremism-and-islamabad%e2%80%99s-defensive-%e2%80%98enlightened-moderation%e2%80%99/ time to talk big things. Sun, 24 May 2009 07:40:07 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: ALI http://molvi.wordpress.com/2006/05/29/our-reactive-extremism-and-islamabad%e2%80%99s-defensive-%e2%80%98enlightened-moderation%e2%80%99/#comment-2691 ALI Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:36:40 +0000 https://molvi.wordpress.com/2006/05/29/our-reactive-extremism-and-islamabad%e2%80%99s-defensive-%e2%80%98enlightened-moderation%e2%80%99/#comment-2691 11-year-old girl of the family accidentally threw a copy of the Holy Quran in the trash-can ??????????????? what you mean by accidentally ? 11 year old girl not a child she know's every thing... 11-year-old girl of the family accidentally threw a copy of the Holy Quran in the trash-can ???????????????

what you mean by accidentally ? 11 year old girl not a child she know’s every thing…

]]> By: Nehdia http://molvi.wordpress.com/2006/05/29/our-reactive-extremism-and-islamabad%e2%80%99s-defensive-%e2%80%98enlightened-moderation%e2%80%99/#comment-895 Nehdia Thu, 19 Apr 2007 07:39:11 +0000 https://molvi.wordpress.com/2006/05/29/our-reactive-extremism-and-islamabad%e2%80%99s-defensive-%e2%80%98enlightened-moderation%e2%80%99/#comment-895 Sorry, didn't realize this was such an old post! :-P Sorry, didn’t realize this was such an old post! :-P

]]> By: Nehdia http://molvi.wordpress.com/2006/05/29/our-reactive-extremism-and-islamabad%e2%80%99s-defensive-%e2%80%98enlightened-moderation%e2%80%99/#comment-894 Nehdia Thu, 19 Apr 2007 07:37:53 +0000 https://molvi.wordpress.com/2006/05/29/our-reactive-extremism-and-islamabad%e2%80%99s-defensive-%e2%80%98enlightened-moderation%e2%80%99/#comment-894 I agree with the sentiment of what you're saying here, but the problem is that people -- most people, not even just religious extremists -- don't deify a living God as much as they deify their own perceptions and beliefs about that God. It's a subtle difference but most of them are totally unaware of it. So when someone questions their beliefs, they feel personally attacked and misconstrue it as an attack on God. And because they don't believe in a living God, but rather in their own mental belief system, they feel the need to intervene and be violent and make up for the apparent absence of God in the world. Human beings are so insecure that they think that God needs them, when in fact it's the other way around. So how to have a frank dialogue with a religious extremist, who has deified his or her beliefs and practices (not God) and constructed an identity out of them for himself/herself? Honestly, I have no idea. It seems so difficult. I agree with the sentiment of what you’re saying here, but the problem is that people — most people, not even just religious extremists — don’t deify a living God as much as they deify their own perceptions and beliefs about that God. It’s a subtle difference but most of them are totally unaware of it. So when someone questions their beliefs, they feel personally attacked and misconstrue it as an attack on God. And because they don’t believe in a living God, but rather in their own mental belief system, they feel the need to intervene and be violent and make up for the apparent absence of God in the world. Human beings are so insecure that they think that God needs them, when in fact it’s the other way around.

So how to have a frank dialogue with a religious extremist, who has deified his or her beliefs and practices (not God) and constructed an identity out of them for himself/herself? Honestly, I have no idea. It seems so difficult.

]]> By: aliG http://molvi.wordpress.com/2006/05/29/our-reactive-extremism-and-islamabad%e2%80%99s-defensive-%e2%80%98enlightened-moderation%e2%80%99/#comment-154 aliG Thu, 24 Aug 2006 08:08:08 +0000 https://molvi.wordpress.com/2006/05/29/our-reactive-extremism-and-islamabad%e2%80%99s-defensive-%e2%80%98enlightened-moderation%e2%80%99/#comment-154 pur etedaal roshan khyali basically means, common sensicle enlightened moderation aliG pur etedaal roshan khyali basically means,

common sensicle enlightened moderation

aliG

]]> By: Sulayman F http://molvi.wordpress.com/2006/05/29/our-reactive-extremism-and-islamabad%e2%80%99s-defensive-%e2%80%98enlightened-moderation%e2%80%99/#comment-60 Sulayman F Thu, 01 Jun 2006 09:00:45 +0000 https://molvi.wordpress.com/2006/05/29/our-reactive-extremism-and-islamabad%e2%80%99s-defensive-%e2%80%98enlightened-moderation%e2%80%99/#comment-60 That's disturbing, but thanks for sharing it. Insha Allah if we are made aware of it, we may be able to do something about it. What does "pur-etedaal roshan khayali" mean? That’s disturbing, but thanks for sharing it. Insha Allah if we are made aware of it, we may be able to do something about it.

What does “pur-etedaal roshan khayali” mean?

]]> By: Mujahideen Ryder http://molvi.wordpress.com/2006/05/29/our-reactive-extremism-and-islamabad%e2%80%99s-defensive-%e2%80%98enlightened-moderation%e2%80%99/#comment-59 Mujahideen Ryder Wed, 31 May 2006 13:34:03 +0000 https://molvi.wordpress.com/2006/05/29/our-reactive-extremism-and-islamabad%e2%80%99s-defensive-%e2%80%98enlightened-moderation%e2%80%99/#comment-59 I hate extremists! I hate extremists!

]]> By: Anonymous http://molvi.wordpress.com/2006/05/29/our-reactive-extremism-and-islamabad%e2%80%99s-defensive-%e2%80%98enlightened-moderation%e2%80%99/#comment-58 Anonymous Wed, 31 May 2006 03:43:55 +0000 https://molvi.wordpress.com/2006/05/29/our-reactive-extremism-and-islamabad%e2%80%99s-defensive-%e2%80%98enlightened-moderation%e2%80%99/#comment-58 <strong>Google</strong> Google news and reviews Google

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]]> By: molvi http://molvi.wordpress.com/2006/05/29/our-reactive-extremism-and-islamabad%e2%80%99s-defensive-%e2%80%98enlightened-moderation%e2%80%99/#comment-56 molvi Tue, 30 May 2006 04:31:00 +0000 https://molvi.wordpress.com/2006/05/29/our-reactive-extremism-and-islamabad%e2%80%99s-defensive-%e2%80%98enlightened-moderation%e2%80%99/#comment-56 You're not gonna get an argument from me regarding that. However, the concerning thing here is the mystifying amount of sectarian extremism that exists in Pakistan. Can we point to the lack of a mainstream Islamic culture as one of the causes? I always am surprised by the amount of empty nationalism that exists in that country. You’re not gonna get an argument from me regarding that.

However, the concerning thing here is the mystifying amount of sectarian extremism that exists in Pakistan. Can we point to the lack of a mainstream Islamic culture as one of the causes? I always am surprised by the amount of empty nationalism that exists in that country.

]]> By: Sunnilink http://molvi.wordpress.com/2006/05/29/our-reactive-extremism-and-islamabad%e2%80%99s-defensive-%e2%80%98enlightened-moderation%e2%80%99/#comment-55 Sunnilink Tue, 30 May 2006 03:48:48 +0000 https://molvi.wordpress.com/2006/05/29/our-reactive-extremism-and-islamabad%e2%80%99s-defensive-%e2%80%98enlightened-moderation%e2%80%99/#comment-55 Accidentally threw the Quran in the trash? I don't believe that. While the reaction to kill the family and burn down their house was uncalled for, I don't think people throw books in the trash accidentally let alone a Holy book. Accidentally threw the Quran in the trash? I don’t believe that. While the reaction to kill the family and burn down their house was uncalled for, I don’t think people throw books in the trash accidentally let alone a Holy book.

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