خوف الغرب من الإسلام ما مصدره؟
في
بدايات عام 1410هـ (1990م) وصلتني نشرة معهد هارتفورد اللاهوتي بناء على مراسلات
بيني وبين الدكتور الحاج تعليم علي (ت. ب. إرفينج) (أمريكي مسلم من أيوا مدينة
سيدر رابدز) وفي تلك القصاصة مقالة صغيرة أوشبه مقالة بعنوان (ما الذي سيكون الشبح
الجديد؟) وبناء علي تلك القصاصة كتبت مقالة في صحيفة المسلمون أيام رئاسة الدكتور
عبد القادر طاش رحمه الله بعنوان (لماذا يخوفون الغرب بالإسلام؟) واحتفظت بتلك
القصاصة بين أوراقي ورغبة في شكر القسيس على تنبيهه لي على هذه القضية حتى لأظن أن
مقالتي كانت من أوائل ما كتب عن خوف الغرب من الإسلام أو تحويل العداء من الشيوعية
إلى الإسلام (وفي رأيي أن الإسلام كان ولا يزال عدوهم) وإليكم المقالة:
WHAT WILL BE THE NEXT BUGBEAR?
As
a result of the tumultuous and astonishing events in eastern Europe, the forces
of world communism no longer seem as a threatening as they did before. So,
those Americans who constantly dwelt on the supposed danger of communism to our
nation are suddenly left deprived or their favorite themes. A Doonesbury
character, depicted by the comic strip artist, Garry Trudeau, expresses the
feeling by saying, “The cold was can’t be over! It’s gotta be some kind of a
trick.”
The question is, now, will the alarmist of our population choose another
group to be hold up before the public as a threat to the U.S. A. and to the world?
Knowing the generally bad press that the Muslims have received in the American
media, some of us are alert to the possibility that Islam will be set forth as
the new bogeyman. A recent syndicated column by Charles Krauthammer (February
19, 1990) gives reason for concern. Under the banner “Islam launches a new
global crusade,” he writes about what he calls a movement just as portentous as
the collapse of Soviet power, that is, the struggle of Muslims worldwide for
“political independence and political domination.” The columnist terms this
struggle as “a global intefadeh.” What makes it threatening according to him is
that the force of Islam is autocratic and intolerant. He writes, “… in the
Islamic world self-determination is permitted only to Moslems (sic).” As the restive
Muslim population in the USSR stir we see evidence, in the words of Krauthammer
that “the new arch of crisis grows.” The information in that column is badly
distorted. The worst thing about it is the statement that Islam is engaged in a
concerted movement world-wide. There is no central authority in Islam, so any
political or ideological struggle on a global scale is quite out of the
question. Readers of this Newsletter will want to be alert to counter such
unreasonable attacks as Krauthammer’s with authentic information regarding
Islam, as well as facts about particular local spots across the world where
Muslim peoples are involved.
R.Marston Speight
Office on Christian-Muslim Relations,
NCCC USA
Hartford Seminary
Hartford, CT.
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