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From: LindyBill2/11/2006 11:33:18 AM
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Islamist Writer: "Western Leaders Cringing and Begging"
LITTLE GREEN FOOTBALLS BLOG
The cowardly appeasement and self-abasement of Western leaders and media in the face of Islamic threats and intimidation over the Danish cartoons has not gone unnoticed by Islamists—and it bodes very ill for the future: Modernity and protests by Muslims. (Hat tip: David.)
dailytimes.com.pk
The cartoons were transmitted world-wide via a network of interlinked Islamist websites and portals, they were discussed and criticised in Islamist chat-rooms in cyberspace, and the protests against them were likewise organised and coordinated in cyberspace. How modern can Muslims get?

What we have seen therefore is clear evidence of a globalised Muslim world on the march. Islamist NGOs, parties, movements, civil society groups, media outlets and politicians have mobilised Muslims and got them on the streets to demonstrate the will of the Muslim masses and — more importantly — the power of the Muslim dollar. The boycott of Danish goods has shown that the Muslim dollar has clout — Muslims are rich, by the way — and that the Muslim dollar can make or break Western economies.

But beyond the spectacular aspect of these demonstrations and their equally spectacular results (leading to Western leaders cringing and begging for forgiveness on Arab-Muslim TV channels) we have lost sight of the issue itself and the real underlying problems that perhaps could have done with a little more academic interrogation.
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