{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Twist Islamophobia","provider_url":"https:\/\/twistislamophobia.org\/en","author_name":"twist_admin","author_url":"https:\/\/twistislamophobia.org\/en\/author\/twist_admin\/","title":"Radicalism is a political problem, not an Islamic one - Twist Islamophobia","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"NHzuuLggRq\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twistislamophobia.org\/en\/2017\/10\/26\/radicalism-is-political-problem-not-an-islamic-one\/\">Radicalism is a political problem, not an Islamic one<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/twistislamophobia.org\/en\/2017\/10\/26\/radicalism-is-political-problem-not-an-islamic-one\/embed\/#?secret=NHzuuLggRq\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Radicalism is a political problem, not an Islamic one&#8221; &#8212; Twist Islamophobia\" data-secret=\"NHzuuLggRq\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/twistislamophobia.org\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/twistislamophobia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/radicalism_political_problem-1.jpg","thumbnail_width":1000,"thumbnail_height":563,"description":"In the midst of the ongoing discussions about the link between Islam and violence, and all the different \u201cIslams\u201d considered, one uncomfortable yet fundamental question remains unanswered: Is a Muslim allowed in principle to be violent, should the context justify such behaviour? Based on the discourse as it stands, the answer from a Western perspective is an unequivocal \u201cno.\u201d Incidentally, groups like al-Qaeda and the Islamic State (IS) use this as one of their talking points. Jonathan Lyons pointed out this problem in his book \u201cIslam Through Western Eyes\u201d by stating that the West has \u201carrogated to itself a monopoly over the legitimate uses of force in conflicts involving the Muslim world.\u201d Lyons further says, \u201cthe production of Western statements on the subject of violence and war is shaped profoundly by some of the central tenets of the anti-Islam discourse: that Islam is inherently violent and spread exclusively by force; that Muslims are irrational and are motivated by religious fanaticism\u2026 The result is an unchallenged discourse that affords the West the power to determine which tactics, weaponry, and targets are legitimate and which are not.\u201d The very idea that Islam can be categorised into radical, moderate, extremist, etc., gives credence ..."}