Yes…I agree, but the extremist right have little influence in academic debates, while the progressive left often do. But I understand your point sir.

Salam,

Though I agree with the quote in essence, I think it is not completely accurate in the Muslim Religious scene.

Though I am wary of superimposing terms such as ‘left’ and ‘right’ on groups and people within our discourse, I think those that use Islam to ‘clean’ people of their tradition are those that exhibit characteristics that are common to the far-right e.g. intolerance predicated on a misunderstanding that truth is theirs alone, and viewing things in an exclusivist binary manner.

Thank you for your contribution, I appreciate it.

Haq.

“Because it equates tradition with prejudice, the left finds itself increasingly unable to converse with ordinary people in their common language”
– Christopher Lasch

Important reminder for us who live outside majority Muslim countries in the West. Shukran!