Religious fundamentalism

(b) Religious fundamentalism

Turkey s Secular Fundamentalist Threat

It reintroduces fundamental divisions in societies whose greatest democratic achievement was precisely to banish fundamentalism from politics.

But Islamic fundamentalism remained unimpressed.

The debate between religious fundamentalism and secular democracy is not a new one on the subcontinent.

The war against separatism in the North Caucasus has now evolved into the war against Islamic fundamentalism.

The second aspect I would like to raise today is related to respect for due process.

Youth empowerment is necessary in order to combat the vulnerability of young people to the influence of fundamentalism, radicalism, insurgency and terrorism.

Christian fundamentalism in the United States has come to dominate large segments of the Republican Party.

Islamic fundamentalism Islamism has spread to all countries in which there are significant numbers of Muslims.

In the West, the prevailing narrative is that progressive army generals blocked the advance of the fundamentalist Front Islamique du Salut (FIS).

Counter terrorism efforts must never take place in the absence of respect for due process and the rule of law.

Admittedly, violent Islamic fundamentalism has deeper roots in the fading promise of Arab nationalism.

The unresolved Arab Israeli problem leads to the rise of radicalism and extremism.

It is difficult to know for sure what is giving rise to fundamentalism in so many parts of the world.

In recent months, Bush undermined biological theories of evolution in favor of Christian fundamentalist dogmas.

The UfM could offer a model for coexistence to a world injured by dictatorship and fear of Islamic fundamentalism.

This is not true of totalitarian or fundamentalist regimes, because, to foster free societies, they must be deposed.

Having missed their economic takeoff, many Muslim majority countries appear open to the call of Islamist fundamentalism.

He was arguing as Wall Street went into meltdown that the American economy s fundamentals were still strong.

Yet Syria has one redeeming feature it is a secular country that traditionally recoils from Islamic fundamentalism.

That task cannot be left to investors, contrary to the diktats of the market fundamentalist dogma that prevailed until recently.

But traditional political differences based on disagreement over fundamental values play a diminishing part in elections.

These patrols must receive gender sensitive training and prioritize women s security over tribal or fundamentalist religious values.

Eco theology and evangelical pro life propaganda have become one of the liveliest branches of the US environmental movement.

It must be avoided that a number of countries perceive Security Council sanctions to be less than firmly founded on the principles of due process.

The shift of the Arab world s mainstream fundamentalist movements to democratic politics is tantamount to a repudiation of the jihadist project and of al Qaeda s apocalyptic strategies.

The problem is an aggressive fundamentalism that denies modern science, and an aggressive anti intellectualism that views experts and scientists as the enemy.

The status quo was untenable. Implementing democracy, with or without regime change, was the only alternative to chaos and the rise of fundamentalism.

This would truly be the end of ideology at last, were it not for the new challenges arising from the temptations of various kinds of fundamentalism.

But Islamic fundamentalism remained unimpressed. Both its jihadist and political identity have, indeed, only gained momentum ever since.

Yes, thousands of madrasas remain open and Islamic fundamentalism is strong. But this has not completely changed the fundamental texture of Pakistan s society.

In Senegal, fundamentalist schools, as well as Iranian and Saudi Arabian aid in the education sector, find little space or demand.

At direct stake today is Pakistan s future, but its future may determine the political fates of neighboring countries that are also struggling with violent Islamic fundamentalism.

Extremists on both sides end up putting at risk the vast majority of humans who are neither extremists nor anti science fundamentalists.

This provision should counteract tendencies towards fundamentalist or closed religious or ethnic groups, which can be as much affected by xenophobia and intolerance as the majorities.

But, while this was reflected in reformist trends in the country s wider political life, a movement toward militant fundamentalism took shape within the regime s power structure.

Does it mean that they all support Islamic fundamentalism? The answer to both questions is negative.

But the possibility of violence should not distract us from noticing that fundamentalist convictions also motivate positive political activism.

Among the topics discussed are due process guarantees, freedom of speech and assembly, the right to form and join trade unions, and the right to adequate standard of living.

LET was the armed wing of an Ahle Hadith organization, a South Asian version of Saudi style fundamentalism, whose purpose was to hit Indian forces in Kashmir.

In an era of growing concern about religious fundamentalism, liberal democratic institutions must reaffirm their role in protecting individual rights for all.

The same thing was said by top military officials about another plot, called The Action Plan against Religious Fundamentalism, drafted by Col. Dursun Cicek.

She would certainly stoke many enemies who will look to their own brands of fundamentalism to strike back at the US.