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christanreksa 's review for:
A World Without Islam
by Graham E. Fuller
Interesting and enlightening book. You don't have to agree with everything he says to realize that all the problems in this world are not solely due to religion. Without the existence of Islam, of even religion in general, you will still find conflicts of power between sides, namely West and East, Allies and Soviets, Rome and Byzantine, colonials and locals, Chinese Han and Uyghur resistance movement, or India nationalists and separatists, with factors intertwined between each other, from power struggles, political influences, economic conditions, and everything else. It is just that religion, as an expression of human being longing for transcendence and meaning, is such a great tool to motivate and mobilize movements, and prone for co-optation by political movements.
It is not that religion and theological difference does not trigger problems also, but this book encourages us to look much deeper and farther than solely blaming on one single scapegoat. Try to look holistically and we will understand slowly that we all probably have been misguided in finding the root of the problems all along.
It is not that religion and theological difference does not trigger problems also, but this book encourages us to look much deeper and farther than solely blaming on one single scapegoat. Try to look holistically and we will understand slowly that we all probably have been misguided in finding the root of the problems all along.