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Anarchy of ideologies
[DAWN] ALTHOUGH the myrmidon Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
 (IS) group is fast losing the territory under its control, its ideological attraction is not subsiding at the same pace because the idea of a global ’Islamic caliphate’ still glows in the minds of many in Moslem societies.

It is ironic that a militant group has become the custodian of the national ideology.
Some leading Moslem scholars have made strenuous intellectual efforts to challenge myrmidon ideologies ‐ or myrmidons’ interpretations of Islamic precepts to justify their actions including violent ones ‐ but these efforts have largely failed to develop an alternative ideological narrative. That keeps the Moslem populace, mainly the youth, prone to being influenced by myrmidons’ narratives; the threat is far more complex in Pakistain where there exists a plethora of competing radical and violent ideologies, including in the form of rival sectarian streams.
Posted by: Fred 2017-10-23
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=500089