Minimally, there is a need for us all to become more, far more, literate about Islam. We will never be able to navigate through life without more involvement with Islam, if for no other reason than demographics. Their numbers will increase more than those of other religions.
Many Westerners hope that the extremes of Islam will moderate with time. Undoubtedly, there is some truth to this perspective. However, Geneive Abdo provides a healthly and somewhat sober view that Islam identification with western values is not realistic.
Muslims both identify with Islam values and, more importantly, reject western values, as expressed in Europe and the United States. There is no reason to expect that their value system will change significantly.
Listening to US politicians talk about the “war” with those who reject the American Way of Life suggests that, with effort, we will again establish control over values that dominate the world. This goal seems very unrealistic.
Only by finding ways to work with those with Islam values will we avoid the endless conflict that looms in our future.
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