The idea that the Palestinian people have only been able to persist because of their religion is ridiculous to me. They are resisting because colonialism, apartheid and genocide are very bad things to which nobody would want to be subjected, not because of Islam. If Palestinians were atheists, is he suggesting that they wouldn’t have the strength or the will to resist? Would their lack of a belief in the supernatural turn them into doormats for Isn’treal?
I like Hakim’s content, but his position on religion is quite frustrating. He is a Muslim first and a Marxist second. Also, Joram van Klaveren is still a right-winger.
it’s simply one person’s thought. Hakim isn’t trying to convert anyone, he’s giving book recommendations for those who are interested in learning about Islam, which prompted his post, it’s not mandatory reading. I don’t mean to sound mean or anything, I mean this in a constructive manner, I don’t think anything good comes from criticizing Hakim for recommending reading related to his faith, if he had a post saying that non-muslims are bad people that’s another story. I can’t imagine why people are upset about this because I’ve seen a number of twitter posts about the “implications” of Hakim’s community post, as if it was meant to be confrontational when it was clearly intended to be informative to those who are curious. If you aren’t, then you can keep scrolling. I genuinely apologize if this came off as rude, but I quite enjoyed his recommendations