Kamangir (Archer)

Mohammeds sword By Uri Avnery

Kamangir | September 27, 2006 | Category Iran

History over the “propagation of the faith with the sword” is a bad legend, one of the myths of Europe during the long war against the Muslims - the reconquest of Spain by the Christians, the cross driver, the defense of the Turks, who would have conquered almost Vienna. I have the suspicion that also the German Pope believes honestly in this fairy tale. That became means that the head of the catholic church - even a considerable theologian - did not make itself the trouble to study the history of the other religions.

Why did he express these words in the public? And why now?

One can see it now only on the background of the new crusade of Bush and its fundamentalist-Christian supporters as well as its slogans of the “Islamofaschismus” and “the global war against the terror” - after “terrorism” became a synonym for the Muslims. Because for Bush’s other accomplices is this a zynischer attempt to justify the rule over oil resources of the world. It would not be the first time in the course of history that a religious Maentelchen is spread over naked economic interests; it would not be the first time that a raid becomes the “crusade”

The original article in German is here (see). Read the English translation here (see). A Persian translation can be found here (see).