How would you like to live in a country that does not allow you a voice regarding what you can say, believe in, or even value? This is after all America, the land of the free and the home of the brave. We pride ourselves on our freedoms of speech and religion. Telling a certain ethnic group that they are wrong to practice their religion is wrong and illegal. I am in favor of building a Mosque at ground zero.
Liberal, conservative) regard the nation as a natural political community, usually expressed through the idea of self determination, specifically in relation to liberal nationalism. Although, each form of nationalism shares the common belief of the nation as the supreme political organisations, each strand of nationalism has differing beliefs about the core goals of nationalism and how these aims are to be implemented i.e.. militarianism. This illustrates how nationalism is made up of contrasting beliefs, not one single doctrine. Firstly, liberal nationalism is orientated around the goal of self-determination and sovereign independence for all nations. For liberal nationalists, each nation is viewed as an equal moral entity, therefore no one nation has
This can be seen in the state of Iran, where the sole elite is the religious power and everyone is forced to abide by it. In the realist worldview, the state acts as the primary actor and aims to achieve national interest. This belief is further supported by the idea that states are
It suffuses the nationalist rhetoric with religious imagery, and most likely may be framed and formulated in religious or religiously tinged language. The content of the claim contains a distinctively religious type of nationalist program, which represents a distinct alternative to secular nationalism. Religious nationalist terrorism has been at work in countries like India, Iran, Egypt, Pakistan, and scores of others, but the most striking example is the Al Qaeda. This organization, the brainchild of Osama Bin Laden, can be termed as religious nationalist terrorist. “We call them religious because they use a religious idiom and shape their 'mandate' in divine terms.
Is Shari’a Law divine or man made? Islam is not only a religion, but it is a theocracy and a culture. Islam does not separate state and religion, with the exception of Turkey, countries such as Pakistan which have Islam as their state religion use what is known as the Shari’a Law to govern themselves. Watton(1993)”…with Muhammed being both a statesmen and a prophet means that from the beginning Islam was concerned with rules and regulations on how to live”. And therefore Islam becomes not only a religion but an ideology.
For example, he states that Islam is a religion firmly rooted in the traditions of Jewish and Christian Scriptures or explains how “Jihad” is originally meant only for defensive purposes. Similarly, How to Win A Cosmic War: Globalization, and the End of the War on Terror, another work by Reza Aslan he explains the realities of many muslims and fundamentalists have come to view the problems in their life, their analytical process and consequently their ideological assumptions. Here also Aslan distinguishes groups like “Hamas” that have political adjectives unlike, the jihadist group “al-Quaida” which are often taught to have the same objectives. The point is clear, if nations want to learn to live with each other 2 without having to go to war they have to, at least understand each other. Another overlapping theme, is challenging the concept that the worlds grievances are based on larger issues like religion as in, “Clash of Civilizations Theory” or taking part in the “Cosmic War” rhetoric.
Ayatollah Khomeini’s adapted definition of Twelver Shi’ism is what led millions to follow in his vision of a new Iran. Ayatollah Khomeini’s definition of Twelver Shi’sm, held the theory of guardianship of the Islamic jurist, the Islamic jurist would be the successor of Muhammad. This definition is not accepted by all Twelver Shi’a, but is the basis for the Iranian constitution. However the overall concept of Twelver Shi’ism and the 12th Imam is the foundation of Shi’ism. So, how is it possible to solve the unrest in Iran with the very same ideology that founded its current turmoil?
Gandhi was a man that would “strain every nerve to make Truth and Non-violence accepted in all our national activities” (i.e. Gandhi, 358). He believed that if India could get out of control and show the world that progress could be made, he would show other nations that they too, could gain their own power as a self governed nation. Gandhi and Marx would agree on terms of having self governing nations because Marx’s main goal was Communism. While Marx thought that strength in numbers mattered and how many Proletariats could take down the Bourgeois class, Gandhi believed that “strength does not come from physical capacity” (i.e.
Or could it be the group of individuals, as a whole, that influences these people to behave in such a manner? Contrary to the majority of opinions, many sociologists believe religion holds little weight when it comes to creating a terrorist; and that instead the religion acts a tool of manipulation. Professor David Canter, director of investigative psychology, conducted a study that involved speaking with incarcerated Islamic terrorists. What he found was that these terrorist were not merely pawns, or mentally disturbed people, but instead were highly educated and intelligent. Carter believes that their spiritual attachment to their social group is what provided their pathway to terror.
Religion and Violence According to the Harvard Divinity School, “Religion is a specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices that serves the purpose of establishing rules and principles in a society”. When studying various religions, it becomes credible that the principles instilled are those that are morally “just”. Every major religion specifically addresses the issue of violence, and the vast majority condemns such actions. Individuals following a particular religion are expected to follow the rules and principles established which should create a world that is morally righteous and free from violence. For this instance, this is not the case, society must constantly correct immoral actions performed by certain individuals.