The growth of radical Islam

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Originally posted by Rudey

So now you are saying "radical islam didn't grow" in your first paragraph but in the second paragraph it all of a sudden becomes "it depends".

And in your last paragraph you seem to try and say there are many varieties of Islam. Nobody said there weren't. Again, in fact, the thread was discussing radical islamic movements and sects. What was your point here?

I'm using your chosen terminology. That's why they are in quotes.

Again, I point to the Western world and the Arab world and I lay out two points for you: Saudi financing of Islamic education and research and the spread of madrasas and mosques based on these types of teachings as well as the European effort (led by France currently) to take control of such fundamentalist efforts and weaken them through the banning of religious items.

-Rudey

Suadi funding efforts and France's ban are two different subject, and I hardly doubt they are related.

Suadi Arabia finances many different types of Islamic education. In the mecca/Medina area, One of the best universities that produces alot of scholars are located there. These schools (madrassas in arabic) produces many scholars with different ideologies and theological beliefs. They also have the regular education system, as well as some british schools. When you talk about madrassas, do you mean those established solely for the purpose of breeding terrorists, bootcamp-like schools? You need to be more specific.

As with the saudi royals and the bin laden family, there is no doubt that some of them might be funding alqieda efforts, for their own gains. However, it is to my understanding that alqeida is against the monarchy as a whole, bacause of their relations with America. Isn't that the reason for those terrorist attacks in Saudi Arabia lately?

How can you call what France is doing an "effort". By banning headscarves and other religious items, they are not weakening terrorism at all. The only thing they've acheived was taking away people's right of choice to wear religious symbols in public places. France's only effort was to protect its own fletching heritage and wants everyone to conform to their own values and views, taking away the right of choice practice own's religion. I fail to see how that weakens terrorism in the west, though. Care to explain further, Rudey?