IJ REVIEW
An Open Letter to Pope Francis About Islamism, From a Concerned
Muslim Reformer
Dr. Zuhdi Jasser
September 24, 2015

…It is out of that concern that I write, not just to offer you my humble welcome to our nation that gave my family freedom from the oppression of Syrian Ba’athism, but to ask for your moral courage on the issue of Islamism (political Islam)– the root cause of radical Islam. Islamism, the theo-political ideology that inspires all Islamic states (whether full-fledged or quasi-theocracies) and which seeks the subjugation and even death of all who fail to comply with its barbarism, is undeniably the greatest threat to global peace and security today. It is a deep-seated cancer within the House of Islam, wherein a cosmic battle between the forces of Sunni Islamism, Shia Islamism and secular fascism is taking place. READ MORE