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THE WINTER OF ISLAM AND THE SPRING TO COME
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Another point that deserves a special mention here is that all
Western nations and communities cannot be held responsible for the
aforementioned violence and oppression by certain circles in the West
against Muslims. Actually, the materialist, irreligious philosophies and
ideologies that prevailed in the 19th century are in the main responsible
for these dismal acts. European colonialism did not originate from
Christianity. On the contrary, anti-religious movements opposing the
values of Christianity led the way to colonialism. At the roots of the
greatest brutalities of the 19th century lies the Social Darwinist ideol-
ogy. In the Western world today, there are still cruel, mischievous and
opposing factors, as well as a culture dominated by peaceful and just el-
ements that have its roots in Christianity. As a matter of fact, the main
disagreement is not between the West and Islam. Contrary to the gen-
eral opinion, it is between the devout people of the West and of the
Muslim world on the one hand, and the people opposing religion (ma-
terialists, atheists, Darwinists etc.) on the other.
Another indication that those who resort to terror in the name of
Islam, at least in their own eyes, have nothing to do with Islam is that,
until recently, such actions were identified with communist ide-
ology. As is well-known, similar anti-Western acts of