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- Title
ISLAM AND THE WEST OVER THE CENTURIES.
- Authors
RAMADANI MORINA, Imrane; Morina, Sevdai; Asani, Zineta
- Abstract
To understand the perceptions of Islam in which Western theories and practices are built and are assisted by powerful mechanisms, as mass media and sometimes by interference with other means in the name of democratic values. Approach to Islam as a religion and the latest civilization is at the limelight in various Western districts. But among them there is prejudice, bias and trends. This discourse cannot be understood without understanding the history of the development of Islam as a religion, culture and statefor 1400 years. It is noticeable a continuation of fighting, while the methods and means used differ in the historical period. Since the occurrence of this religion, contradictions began, refusal and disapproval as divine religion, as well as most diverse labels in the name of Muhammad (peace be uponhim). The objections were continouse while the methods and means used varies in historical periods. The first adversaries were polytheists from Mecca followed by Jews and Christians. Wider and more sophisticated campaign happened after some terrorist attacks occurred in some world metropolises such as NewYork, Bruksel, Madrid, Paris and some others, committed by terrorists with islamic ethniticy. Such actions were judged even by muslim states and also by islamic schoolars. These happenings opened the gates for the proclamation of Islam as a religion of violence and some Islamic states as terrorists manufacturer, Muslims as primitives, noncivilized and non-transformative. War of the West against communism ideology enabled a relative peace with Islam. Meanwhile, after defeating socialism, he continued the old war with Islam. The theory of Samuel Huntington, as well as some of the predecessors of this theory, does not remain without influence. He considers that probably the future conflicts will happen only as a clash of civilizations, west versus islam. Although the west is "secular, it would be totally mistaken to describe todays western civilization as irreligious. Or to describe western culture as an irreligious secualar". So the base of western civilization is a Christiano-jewish. The west intends that western cultural values to dominate the world and to be accepted as universal values. However, even in the west there have always been thinkers, politicians and intelectuals who have overcome prejudices and act in the name of truth and reason, to overcome the differences between the west and islamic states. The question arises whether coexistence between Abrahamic religions can be achieved? Certainly with a good will, it could exist, which would be for the benefit of all mankind. Muslims have to prove themselves, especially those living in the West, that the image created by perception based on terrorist acts is not a representation of true Islam. They should be present in the media as much as they can: experts, professors, different intelectuals to present the politeness and culture of muslims in the West. Meanwhile, the major work must be done by Muslim states with the mechanisms they have, for the affirmation of Islamic cultural identity.
- Publication
Vizione, 2018, Issue 30, p489
- ISSN
1409-8962
- Publication type
Article