Joker@sh.itjust.works to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 hours agoIslamic scholar’s ‘fatwa’ criticising October 7 attack echoes growing unhappiness in Gaza towards Hamastheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkIslamic scholar’s ‘fatwa’ criticising October 7 attack echoes growing unhappiness in Gaza towards Hamastheconversation.comJoker@sh.itjust.works to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 hours agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 hours agoAlways helps to read further down the article: As a Salafi, Dayah is part of the larger Sunni tradition. One explanation for his fatwa might be that he is attempting to reaffirm Sunnism or Salafism within Gaza, by dividing its citizens on their support for Hamas and its ties to Shia-ruled Iran
minus-squarecygnus@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 hours agoI often wonder what the world would look like if Sufism were the dominant doctrine.
minus-squareBadmanDan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 hours agoWill never work. The Middle East is always a Warzone.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 hours agoBut more importantly, this fatwa is self-serving and really isn’t about October 7th from the sound of things.
Always helps to read further down the article:
I often wonder what the world would look like if Sufism were the dominant doctrine.
A lot more dancing?
Will never work. The Middle East is always a Warzone.
But more importantly, this fatwa is self-serving and really isn’t about October 7th from the sound of things.