Padrão de Resposta

Anti-Americanism in the Islamic world poses a significant challenge to American foreign policy, which must be faced. This anti-Americanism has two sources: the foreign policy of the Untied States and the use of America as a discursive “Other” by Muslims, who see the West as the negation of all that Islam holds sacred. Islam’s continued dependence on the Western world it despises has led to hatred of America, epitomized by Muslim terrorists.
Liberal Islam is the best possible response to radical Islam. This moderate tradition of thought, which reconciles the Koran with modernity, is not uncritical of the United States and its policies, but neither does it demonize the West.
Both Muslim radicals and Western commentators have identified the writings of Syed Qtub as the genesis of Islamic anti-Americanism, especially in light of his critique of the effects of liberalism on Muslim society. Qtub’s works can, however, be read in a more tolerant light, emphasizing justice and tolerance.
Like Qtub’s legacy, Islam as a whole is multifaceted and diverse, and must be seen as such by Western policymakers, if these wish to craft adequate policies towards the Muslim world.