againast colonialism and fundemantalism

It is a big question for us , muslims who consider freedom as our main aim or our main principle of life , where we stand in the conflict between what can be defined as neo-colonialist policies of the capitalist west and the Islamic fundamentalism . In brief , my answer is that I think we must stick to our main principle : that is freedom , away from both . No doubt that we would not accept , under any excuse , any violation or denial of the freedom of thought , consciousness and speech ; let it be against muslims or any other groups . But this position will change at the same moment that such a criticism becomes a justification of occupation or racism . It is clear that those cartoons , about prophet Mohammad , tells more than just a simple and just criticism of the brutal and intolerant Islamic fundamentalism ; in fact , this is a part of a broader campaign that aims to confirm that Muslims are backward people ; and to justify that colonialism is a necessary project designed to civilize these people ; which in a way , resembles "God supports segregation" that could be seen in US and South Africa s streets before the triumph of human rights movement . It is not surprising that such an argument was repeated also by Bush s administration . People in the west , like anywhere else , are ready to defend their freedom more than the profits or greed of the capital . On the other side , fundamentalists promote denial of the others s basic liberties , non-muslims and even muslims , as a prerequisite of resisting neo-colonialism . Totally the contrary , the antidote of colonialism is freedom , not a reactionary repression . Defending the freedom of speech or press is not equal to supporting Iraq war or occupation , or neo-colonialism , which badly needs such racist arguments as its basic justification . It is also right that resisting this colonialism does not mean imposing Islamic religious dogmas on others .

Mazen kamalmaz
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