A Reformed Islam Could Save Afghanistan

Written by Abolhassan Bani-Sadr - CS Monitor
Thursday, 08 October 2009
Article Source: CS Monitor The despotic and misogynist narratives of Islam must be challenged by interpretations that embrace freedom and human rights. Paris - In Afghanistan where young people have placed themselves on waiting lists to become suicide bombers, increasing the number of soldiers – whether US, NATO, or Afghan (in order to "Afghanize" the war) – will prolong the conflict rather than ending it. The decades of violence and instability in Afghanistan suggest a deeper answer to a deeper problem. What the country needs is an interpretation of Islam that embraces freedom and human rights instead of violence and tribal oppression. Everything else is a Band-Aid. Learn more...

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