Kharijism

Some history from the American Thinker, attempting to explain why moderate Muslims are so hard to find. And suggesting strategies we might use to communicate with the umma, the Muslim man on the street. What I can't understand is how the umma came to reside on our street. No, I'm not saying, "America/Europa, love it or leave it," I'm wondering what would make someone want to immigrate to a land that is so obviously Muslim-Kansas anymore. Hey, you guys knew Madonna was here before you packed your bags. Gay Disneyland days were a fact of life before you set foot here. So whydja come? Anyway, interesting article:

So what does all this ancient history tell us? It tells us, first and above all, that the common Western belief that the Muslim umma is supportive of or at best indifferent to terrorism is seriously flawed. Muslims possess their own understanding of terrorism, derived from their own history and experience and based on their own principles. The Muslim view of terror, unsurprisingly, concentrates on the effect that it has on Islam and the Muslim community. The impact on the world beyond in strictly secondary.