Tarek Fatah: Islamism Is the "Primary Threat to Western Civilization"

Tarek Fatah portrayed the conflict between Islamists and non-Islamist Muslims as a fight between those who "believe in Western civilization" and those who are committed to "the erosion of Western liberal democracy, the elimination of freedom of speech, and the subjugation of anyone who does not believe in Islam." The antidote is for non-Muslim and moderate Muslim leaders alike to "start owning" belief in "Western civilization, constitutionalism ... the reformation and the enlightenment" as values upholding "fundamental universal human rights."

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