15 Dwarf Gods and Syrian Prisons
I’m rushing out the door on my way to Jordan (so no posts for a few days), but this story caught my eye amid the morning news’ usual sad fare (anarchy in Somalia, missile strikes in Gaza, 40 dead in DR Congo clashes)…
Those in the mood for more serious reading shouldn’t miss (as I did for a month) Hugh MacCleod’s Dec. 1 interview with veteran Syrian critic and former PLO member Ali Abdullah for Syria Report. I couldn’t find the article on Syria Report‘s site, but Josh Landis has it:
In 2002 I published an article on the future of political Islam in Al Mustaqbal, owned by Rafik al-Hariri. I said we have to give room for middle ground Islamic figures to work in order to prevent radical Islamists. An armed patrol came to my house. They arrested me and took all my books on Islamic issues and my old articles and my research on Islam. They put a Kalashnikov in my face and put me in the car. It was 10.30pm at night on February 14, again. A general from the military questioned me.
He asked me three questions. What?s you opinion on the use of Islam in politics? I told them Islam is a political religion. They asked my about my loyalty to Arafat. I said, yes I support Yasser Arafat. They asked me about my stance on the Syrian regime and why I am in opposition. I said that we had to explain the weak points in Syrian policy, why wrongs had been committed.
[tags]Ancient Egypt, Syria, PLO, Ali Abdullah[/tags]
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