It is fashionable to talk about the ‘extremist minority’ and the ‘moderate majority’ when discussing Muslim extremism. This is usually followed by statements such as ‘we must empower the moderate majority’ and ‘isolate the extremist minority’.
But, as recent events in Pakistan have demonstrated, this simple dichotomy – though politically expedient- is not entirely accurate. In truth their are various camps, many of which are problematic in their own way. These can be broken down into: [Harry’s Place] Read more
