Look man, I am happy you brought up this issue. I have been saying it for long that the term 'moderate Muslim' is a polluted term. It was coined to differentiate terrorist Muslims from non-terrorist Muslims. The original meaning of moderate Muslim is one that does not approve terrorist activities like Boko Haram, ISIS or other factions that employ violence to establish sharia.
By virtue of this definition, one can be a moderate Muslim whilst still holding radical views like amputation for theft, killing apostates, holding female testimonies to be worth half of males, stoning adulterers e.t.c. As long as such a Muslim deny terrorism.
Unfortunately, ignorant leftists who can't differentiate violent extremism from non violent extremism interchange the term with liberal/reformist Muslims who seek an alternative and more realistic interpretation of Qur'an from what is dictated by the clergy.
No I don't think so. If anything the West has been actively supporting terrorist groups itself and is still doing it today.
To me I've seen the term 'moderate' Muslim being thrown at Muslims who have to agree with the West on everything in politics (if not most), basically becoming similar to Western apologists. Let's say you're a Muslim and you disapprove of the US invasion of Iraq or you oppose Israel then you're considered a 'extremist' Muslim regardless of how non-religious or secular you are. You basically can't disagree with others in the West on anything without being refered to as an 'extremist' by the media or others.
Of course the rightists disapprove Muslims but they don't have the problem we are discussing. They know that the term moderate Muslim is an oxymoron and the so called moderate Muslims hold non-violent extremist views that contradict western ideals. For this reasons, the rightists unlike the leftists don't believe that the moderate Muslims can assimilate and integrate in western culture.
As much as I hate the rightist, I disapprove their methodology but respect their motive; mainly protection of their culture and values. Is that any different from moderate Muslims' protection and propagation of Sharia?
What is this 'Western ideals' you're talking about? Are you aware that right-wingers in Europe don't attack Islam because they consider it inferior in terms of ethics and morals but rather because Islam is a foreign religion that originated from Arabia? It's not really about 'protecting' their culture as they say, it's because they can't stand the fact that a foreign religion that is growing exists in the West. Islam has the right to exist in the West just like any other religion does.
If anything Islam is actually superior to their 'values' because Islam teaches peace and tolerance.
Really? By throwing acid at muslims? http//www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/east-london-acid-attacks-muslim-resham-khan-jameel-muhktar-south-asian-residents-race-hate-crimes-a7821701.html
http//www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/muslim-man-acid-attack-victim-why-not-terror-attack-east-london-jameel-muhktar-resham-khan-21st-a7816331.html
Sick. brickwall I read about this some time ago. I hope the victims are okay and I hope that criminal behind the acid attack gets to rot in jail.
The Twitter account of one of the victims is here incase anyone wants to follow and support
https//twitter.com/ReshKay_
God bless Resham Khan and Jameel Muhktar.
That is not protection, that is terrorism and the biased media in the West are not calling it terrorism.
Totally agree with you.