The Boston Globe has an interesting article about the unique playout of the creationist/Darwinist debate in the Islamic world.
Unlike in the West, creationist beliefs are not associated in the Muslim world with religious fundamentalism, but instead are often espoused by members of the mainstream intellectual elite – liberals, by their own lights, who see the expansive, scientific-sounding claims of creationism as tracing a middle way between the guidance of religion and the promise of modern science. Critics of the movement fear that this makes it more likely that creationism will find its way into policies there, especially when the theory of evolution is portrayed among Muslim thinkers, as it often is, as an instrument of Western intellectual hegemony.

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October 26, 2009 at 9:18 pm
Travis Cottreau
That just means that, in terms of biology, they will be left behind by the rest of the world.
And, there is no moderate Muslim world – a Christians with the same belief structure as a moderate Muslim would be considered a fundamentalist.
In many ways, there are no fundamentalists in Islam because everyone is a fundamentalist. There were probably very few fundamentalist Christians 500 years ago.
October 27, 2009 at 12:44 am
Yolanda Docena
There is such a moderate Muslim world, because Islam itself is a religion of moderation. God doesnt’ firbid His servants more than they can bear. And, fundamentalist itself is contrary to Islam. I totally disagree with MR. Travis Cottreau comment, please before you comment make sure, you really know and have background knowledge about Islam. I dont contradict abt Christiany as fundamentalist, hence, i respect other religion.
October 27, 2009 at 12:44 am
Yolanda Docena
err – firbid = forbid
March 1, 2011 at 8:45 pm
Travis Cottreau
Yolanda,
This is a little late, I realize, but in general, even moderate Muslims consider the Koran to be literally true. Christians who believe the bible as literally true are considered fundamentalists.
I was never saying that all Muslims are radical, just that they are, in terms of what they believe about God and the Koran, fundamentalists in the same sense as we use the term “fundamentalist Christians”.
This isn’t even a criticism, just an observations, and not meant to be disrespectful unless you consider the term “fundamentalist” insulting.