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Time to bust the myth of the slumdog Islamists

Posted on 28 November 2009. Tags: , , , , , , ,

(Globe and Mail)
Doug Saunders
It’s always been a dangerous fallacy to believe that the main boosters of Islamic fundamentalism are the Muslim poor. Now, movements in impoverished parts of Cairo, Tehran and elsewhere are demanding more from their rulers than pious rhetoric
If you take an evening stroll around the southern fringes of Tehran, where the mountains [...]

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