Do people really not know the difference between Islam & Islamism? Do they not understand that Islamism is religious fundamentalism? How could anybody think UAE is ruled by Islamists? This actually needs to be made clear because the UAE is a Muslim country and takes an even stronger stance against jihadism than many western countries. The UAE has extremely strict counterterrorism laws and combines this with military policies for the explicit purpose of combating jihadism and radicalism. The UAE has designated 83 groups as terrorist organizations, including Hamas, Hezbollah, Al-Qaeda, and the Muslim Brotherhood. It has enacted strict prosecution policies over anyone engaging with such groups. It also partakes in international military campaigns to defeat jihadism, especially groups like ISIS. At the intellectual level, the UAE invests heavily in education & media programs to combat jihadism, fundamentalism, and extremist ideologies, and to promote moderate Islam over harmful jihadist propaganda. As anyone who understands anything about jihadism would know, Muslims are the first and biggest victims of jihadism. It’s hard to believe that western leftists defend jihadism believing these two things are one and the same. Confusion in the west has led to blind support for murderous ideologies as “anti-racist” (brain rot). It is an affront to Emiratis to compare them to jihadists or to believe supporting them means supporting terrorist groups. You undermine their civility and perceive them through the western lens of barbarity. This is the bigotry of low expectations. They are not that. They don’t support that. They’re actually probably doing better than whatever country you’re reading this from. The UAE has secured domestic stability through its policies of combating extremism and jihadism, and it is in fact an excellent model for moderate Muslim countries. It is considered a thriving country across the board in multiple key areas. Since they can’t say this is Islamophobic, what will they use to hide their support for jihadism (the enemy of everyone) behind now? https://bird.makeup/@pak78600we/1845040821415948594
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