Islamic Double Speak

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The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) is a media window in the Islamic world. It provides English translations of Arabic news and reports within the Muslim world. It is an invaluable resource when you have the time to dig around in it. I get daily updates to my inbox from them.

Today's is one that caught my eye. It is a lengthy piece about Tariq Ramadan, one of the most popular propagators of Islam in Europe. Written by an Egyptian journalist it contains good background to Islamic thinking. Here is one excerpt on how he uses double talk to hide true motives:
 

"Doublespeak is the key to understanding Tariq Ramadan." In his audio recording Islam and the West, Ramadan sets out his strategy as follows: "I must speak in a way that is appropriate for the ear hearing me... yet faithful to the religious sources of authority." He advises his listeners to adopt a cautious media strategy: "We must know how to speak to those who do not share our history."

Guindy explains that lying and misleading are prominent Muslim Brotherhood characteristics, and that the principle of taqiyya (hiding one's true belief out of fear that it will be repressed), which is common amongst the Shi'a for historical reasons, is found in all streams of Islam. "Today, this method [of doublespeak and taqiyya] is used in the heart of the Western democracies, not due to fear of exposure, but in order to continue the secret advance [towards defined goals] without worrying anyone. Thus, a body such as The Union of Islamic Organizations in France can harshly condemn suicide operations, while the Fatwa Council of the same organization simultaneously issues a clear fatwa legitimizing these operations."

I have read about this elsewhere but this confirms it. You can read the entire piece here.
 

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