69 million page views

The crevices within Islam

Reader comment on item: Music and Islamists

Submitted by Kurt Basking (United States), Feb 12, 2010 at 23:22

Dear Dr Pipes:

Your article about "music and Islam" provides the biggest cause of hope. You see, Iran is feeling the need to ban gmail. That shows that gmail is indeed reaching Iran and is being used. So is the Internet. People of most persuations like freedom to think and express. The more they are able to read, absorb, and express, the happier they become. The force that causes people to like freedom is stronger than the forces that cause people to suppress their thoughts. So I believe that for all the murders by Islamic terrorists and falsehoods of Islamists, with the penetration of new thought and new media into the Islamic societies, a fissure must be developing within them.

Right now the societal forces are strong enough so the parents, the clergies, and the small time leaders can convince ordinary muslims that defending Islam is more important than defending their own free thoughts. With each new Internet-age child and the knowledge and awareness that enters the societies via communication channels, the task of of the fundamentalists will get more and more difficult and muslims societies will become like the rest of us. With each passing day organizations like ISNA and CAIR around the world will realize that defending Islam at all costs is more expensive than leaving it free to evolve.

Submitting....

Note: Opinions expressed in comments are those of the authors alone and not necessarily those of Daniel Pipes. Original writing only, please. Comments are screened and in some cases edited before posting. Reasoned disagreement is welcome but not comments that are scurrilous, off-topic, commercial, disparaging religions, or otherwise inappropriate. For complete regulations, see the "Guidelines for Reader Comments".

Submit a comment on this item

<< Previous Comment      Next Comment >>

Reader comments (10) on this item

Title Commenter Date Thread
1Real reform or a Chicom-style safety valve? [134 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
DaveDec 24, 2021 21:40277495
Bob Marley not Haraam in the Gulf [21 words]PezDispenserDec 1, 2017 01:54241431
1Now feminists follow in Islamist footsteps once more [48 words]AnonMay 2, 2017 10:09238940
1Nothing can be better than Islamists hating Music [40 words]PrashantSep 7, 2016 23:12232417
2Keep an eye on the Islamic Organization of The Southern Tier [109 words]dhimmi no moreSep 7, 2016 17:24232409
5Palestinian Life [211 words]ElenaAug 9, 2014 01:14216999
1MUSIC: What a great example! [235 words]SvetJun 6, 2010 03:31173913
1The crevices within Islam [222 words]Kurt BaskingFeb 12, 2010 23:22168842
2hey the saudis allowed a mixed gender concert with western music ?, may be they are ready to crawl into the 17 th. century ? ..Feb 2010 [212 words]Phil GreendFeb 5, 2010 15:13168509
Mohammed Abdu mosque [69 words]Kevin MJul 24, 2009 13:12159241

Follow Daniel Pipes

Facebook   Twitter   RSS   Join Mailing List

All materials by Daniel Pipes on this site: © 1968-2024 Daniel Pipes. daniel.pipes@gmail.com and @DanielPipes

Support Daniel Pipes' work with a tax-deductible donation to the Middle East Forum.Daniel J. Pipes

(The MEF is a publicly supported, nonprofit organization under section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code.

Contributions are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law. Tax-ID 23-774-9796, approved Apr. 27, 1998.

For more information, view our IRS letter of determination.)