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Originally Posted by New Era
The SPLC calls him what he is. If you read the reports instead of listening to this guy whine about the classification he deems as being unfair you would understand the classification. sometimes these classifications are for the individual's protection so when, as a person of interest, he comes into a. Immunity the local LEOs know what type of crap can possibly go down. When a guy labels himself as an activist, and he goes against the vast majority of his community to the point they view his views as extreme, you get to deal with a label. You know, kind of like some of the environmentalist out.
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You have to be kidding me, he's a Muslim reformer, who has to fight both the right and left simultaneously because on the right you have those alt right and Islamaphobes, and on the left you have those who dare not criticize Islam for fear of being labeled Islamaphobe.
I have read the reports, I also know about Maajid extensively, he's about the most reasonable and sincere guy out there. The Quilliam foundation is doing truly excellent work trying to at the same time fight against the right and its demonization of Islam, while trying to get the left to help him work for reforming Islam by at least acknowledging there is a real problem.
The SPL has done so much good work, but they have faced a ton of criticism for this, deservedly so. You do not classify a reformer as a extremist anti-Muslim! How the hell are we to encourage and get more like him out there fighting for reform when they get attacked from both the right AND left.
Its infuriating, and shameful.
http://heatst.com/world/un-official-...lim-extremist/
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendl...im-extremists/
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Like I said, if Hirsi Ali and Nawaz are considered anti-Muslim, then when are they going to add other atheists to that list? What about ex-Muslim group leaders who frequently point out the problems with the Islamic holy texts and who work to help those who have left the religion only to fear for their lives?
I spend a lot of time on this site criticizing Christianity (and other religions). But I would never want to take away Christians’ civil rights. I just want to persuade them to leave the faith, while helping people understand that the Bible is hardly a “good book.” Does that make me an extremist, too?
The SPLC is making the mistake of equating fair criticism of Islam with unfair bigotry against Muslims. No one has to agree with what Hirsi Ali and Nawaz say about Islam, but it’s absurd to claim that they hate Muslims to the point of being extremists.
Stay tuned. It won’t be long before the SPLC adds all those threatened Bangladeshi bloggers to the extremist list, too.
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