In U.S., Ideals of Muslim Population May Herald Our Ruin

"A relatively recent demographic change—significant increase in Muslim population—poses a serious challenge to the American system of governance—democracy," says writer Amil Imani.

Ex-patriot Iranian author Amil Imani is one of the most articulate and valuable voices we may have in America. Since his flight from Iran, he has made a generous mark on the political landscape as a writer and thinker. In this piece, he tells us why to be Muslim and to be American are incompatable. The notion of the “melting pot,” is inaccurate. Instead, America did one better. As it welcomed its diverse people, America united them around a set of core values such as respect for human rights, democratic governance, and the rule of law.

Imani laments the reluctance of expatriot Muslim populations in Europe and North America to meld into the meling pot, but instead holding on tight to their own customs and laws, and insisting on changing the cultures into which they immigrate. He talks about where this way of thinking comes from, and the dire prospects for it bringing a peaceful future to the countries in which these populations settle. It is fascinating to read Imani's analysis of this dynamic within the thousands of migrating Muslims to secular countries, in our world today. His own background gives insight and understanding into elements of Islamic culture and thinking that westerners fail to grasp, sharing information such as for example: As for democracy, the rule of the people, Muslims have no use at all. Muslims believe that Allah’s rule must govern the world in the form of Caliphate—a theocracy. Making mockery of democracy, subverting its working, and ignoring its provisions is a Muslim’s way of falsifying what he already believes to be a sinful and false system of governance invented by the infidels.

Good reading for anyone who wants to understand the Muslims in their own communities. ASKEW http://askew.blogharbor.com