Re: [Marxism] The "Moslem World"

[Einde O'Callaghan <einde@xxxxxx>]

Philip Ferguson wrote:

<snip>
> However, just as a term like Europe is useful, despite the internal
> differences, and a term like Western Europe is especially useful since
> all Western European countries are current imperialist and/or former
> colonial powers,

I'm not sure where you slot Ireland into this generalisation. A genuine
question, not a sectarian point.

> it is useful to have a term that covers the Arab and
> "Islamic" world.  Is there a term that covers this world that is not
> based on a religious identification?
I agree with you here about the usefulness of such a term, but I'm not
sure that one exists. For me Middele East is an elastic term that can
sometimes include Arab North Africa (itself a problematic term) and
spread as far east as Iran and Afghanistan - certainly it was one
cultural are before the advent of imperialism. But I'm not sure how you
can then include the other countries with a Muslim majority from
Pakistan eastwards to Indonesia.

Einde O'Callaghan


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