Entries (RSS)Archive for 'Religion'
Islamic Parties Aren’t All That Popular
“Do Muslims automatically vote Islamic? … Given the choice, voters tend to go with secular parties, not religious ones.”
Posted by eatbees on 11 Jan 2010 at 16:00 under Civil Rights, Morocco, Politics, Religion.
Comments: 4
Islamism and Democracy 2
My friend is a secular leftist who cast his ballot for the PJD, because he sees it as the party most likely to bring democratic change to Morocco.
Posted by eatbees on 26 Jul 2009 at 12:37 under Morocco, Politics, Religion.
Comments: none
Islamism and Democracy 1
“Some people claim that to be against Islamism is to be with the Makhzen. Others claim that to be against the Makhzen is to be with the Islamists. But they’re both wrong. There is a third way.”
Posted by eatbees on 26 Jul 2009 at 12:27 under Morocco, Politics, Religion.
Comments: none
Thinking for Yourself
To question the validity of a single idea in the Qur’an or Sunna is like pulling on a thread that could unravel the whole social garment. As a result, while Islam is indeed a vast and rich system allowing for great diversity of expression, the risk of stepping outside it and finding oneself in revolt against all of society is very high.
Posted by eatbees on 17 Jul 2009 at 08:56 under Culture, Morocco, Religion.
Comments: 5
Hound of Heaven
“The Special Forces guys, they hunt men, basically. We do the same thing as Christians. We hunt people for Jesus. We hunt ‘em down. Get the Hound of Heaven after ‘em.”
Posted by eatbees on 05 May 2009 at 10:17 under Imperialism, Religion, War.
Comments: 2
Not So Cool
“Of course Israel is a racist state. And you’re right, that’s not something we usually say out loud.”
Posted by eatbees on 24 Apr 2009 at 20:52 under Race, Religion, War.
Comments: 2
Sarah Palin, Religious Extremist
“Like all religious fundamentalists—Christian, Jewish, Muslim—she is a dualist. They view life as an ongoing struggle to the finish between good and evil. [...] The real disturbing thing about Sarah is her mind-set.”
Posted by eatbees on 16 Sep 2008 at 02:59 under Politics, Religion, War.
Comments: 5
Breaking the Circle
“This is the form or spiritual style that makes tolerable any misery that may occur in a city such as Fez…. If this form should ever be destroyed…all that would be left in the alleyways and streets of the old city would be the misery and ugliness of the masses struggling for their daily bread.”
Posted by eatbees on 14 Sep 2008 at 05:54 under Culture, Morocco, Politics, Religion.
Comments: 2
Citizen of the Blogosphere
I was interviewed last spring by blogger Reb (Rebecca Robinson) for her graduate school project, and I got an award from Homeyra, who blogs about culture and politics from Tehran.
Posted by eatbees on 21 Aug 2008 at 13:39 under Iran, Morocco, Personal, Politics, Religion.
Comments: 6
Transcendental vs. Old-School Politics
Far from sugar-coating our differences as politicians tend to do, Barack Obama proclaimed that black anger and white anger are both real, and have a legitimate source. Both blacks and whites have seen their dreams evaporate over the past generation.
Posted by eatbees on 22 Mar 2008 at 17:34 under Politics, Race, Religion.
Comments: 5