Islam in the eyes of Bush<\/p>\n
There is an apparent desire of the United States
\nadministration to interfere with Islamic educational institutions
\nin countries where Muslims are the majority.<\/p>\n
U.S. efforts to interfere in Islamic education were revealed
\nwhen President George W. Bush visited Bali and met with
\nIndonesian Muslim leaders. Bush promised to provide US$157
\nmillion to change the curriculum at Islamic schools here over the
\nnext six years. The aid would come from the money to fight
\nterrorism.<\/p>\n
The U.S. has reportedly also tried to get its hands on Islamic
\neducational institutions in other countries, including Egypt.<\/p>\n
However, Bush's efforts have been resisted. In Indonesia more
\nthan 1,000 ulemas gathered at the Assidiqiyah Islamic boarding
\nschool in Batu Ceper, Tangerang, expressed their objections to
\nthe U.S. aid offer. Noted ulemas from Al-Azhar University have
\nalso rejected the aid plan.<\/p>\n
The rejections are understandable because Islam does not teach
\nviolence or terror to reach a goal. If the offer for aid were
\naccepted it would have been tacit acknowledgement that Islam
\nallows terrorism.<\/p>\n
The core problem is not the curriculum of Islamic schools. It
\nis a matter of the attitudes and policies of President Bush. The
\nsolution to the problem is for America to stop its arbitrary
\nactions as the policeman of the world.<\/p>\n
The attacks on Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as the U.S.'s
\ndefense of Israel, are evidence of Bush's arrogance.<\/p>\n
Recent terrorist attacks are related to the U.S. attitude and
\nwe are concerned that if the U.S. fails to change its attitude
\nhatred (against America) will remain.<\/p>\n
It is obvious that the real root of terror is injustice.<\/p>\n
-- Republika, Jakarta<\/p>\n
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\nOtherop-Iraq
\nOn Iraq
\nJP\/6\/Iraq<\/p>\n
On Iraq<\/p>\n
From the beginning it has been said that the United States
\nmust use a broad arsenal in which diplomatic, police, political
\nand military efforts work together.<\/p>\n
However, one problem from an American viewpoint is that the
\nhumility and willingness to cooperate that existed immediately
\nafter the terror attacks in New York and Washington was
\nconspicuous by its absence during the diplomatic prelude to the
\nIraq war. Then the tone was significantly more self-confident
\nthan it is today.<\/p>\n
It does not do any good, however, to dwell on all that has
\nhappened.<\/p>\n
The outside world -- including the United States -- must act
\naccording to the reality which exists. And the reality is that an
\nIraq where terror is allowed to win becomes a bigger threat
\nagainst international peace and security than Saddam Hussein's
\noppressive regime was.<\/p>\n
-- Dagens Nyheter, Stockholm, Sweden<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/islam-in-the-eyes-of-bush-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }