Not About Land
Aug 22, 2006
Umar Lee writes about the Middle East:
One cannot discuss this conflict through Western Secular lenses, because there is a strong religious dimension to this conflict. The cry of the Muslim ummah is not for Gaza or Jenin, it is for al-Quds and al-Aqsa. If one thinks that this conflict is just about refugees and land then they do not know the people. Western-leftists do not address the religious aspects of the Arab and Muslims movements, and thus are clueless as to understanding the nature of their struggle.
True. Leftists who only deal in material-based analyses will forever be wrong about the Middle East.
Materialist analyses are insufficient. The proper analysis is one rooted in Sartrean bad faith. That is all.
Posted by: jpe | Aug 23, 2006 at 10:38 PM