Ellen Ratner interviews in the Sheikh Zayed Mosque, the third-largest mosque in the world. She asks about the mosque’s construction, furnishing, and technology. (7:39)
Zeyno Baran, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, says that we must not confuse religious Islam and politcal Islamism. She says that all Islamist terrorists start with non-violent Islamism. (1:12)
Peter Mandaville, associate professor of Government and Politics at George Mason University, says that violent Islamism is part of a global community. The United States must understand what draws people in and pushes them to extremist action in order to effectively combat extremism. Mandaville urges the U.S. to work with Islamists on the fringes. (0:32)
Maajid Nawaz, director of the Quilliam Foundation, speaks about the four main beliefs that connect Islamists. He says that the state will save the global community from capitalism or communism and connect the people. The principles are fundamental to Islam, so that if someone says that they do not belief Islam is political they are viewed as heretics. (1:14)
In a full Senate committee hearing on “The Roots of Violent Islamist Extremism and Efforts to Counter it,” witnesses spoke about where violent Islamist extremism begins and what steps the United States should take to maintain strong national security. (more…)
Deng Deng Nhial of the Mission of the Government of Southern Sudan to the U.S. blames the silence of “the Muslim voices” on the ability of the Sudanese government to manipulate the international community. He says that the government will destroy any dissidents and remain in power “at all cost.”
Suliman Giddo, the President of Darfur Peace and Development, gives instructions to the Muslim community on how to help the situation in Sudan. He says that Muslims must spread information about the violence in Sudan, work to hold the government accountable, and support the reconciliation of Muslim Arabs and non-Arabs. (1:00)
The American Islamic Congress held a discussion of “Violence in Sudan: Muslim and Arab Responses.” Deng Deng Nhial of the Mission of the Government of Southern Sudan to the U.S. said that the Sudanese government is using a strategy of Islamization to manipulate the Sudanese people. He warned that the country is like Mount Vesuvius and will disintegrate like the former Soviet Union if nothing is done. (more…)
Embedded Military Affairs Correspondent Richard Miller interviews a colonel in the Afghan Army, Col. Said Faqir Shah, who is also an imam and helps with the spiritual development of the troops under his command. (14:51)
This interview is translated.
