Yet, in certain regions of the world (i.e. The Middle East) religion has become a part of the national identity for many states by: combining its principals into government policy. Over the course of time, this has led to increased amounts of tension between the West and these nations. This is important, because it is showing me how the West's ideas have failed to address their intended objectives.
In response to these issues, Pasha feels that Islam is embracing similar ideas of Western philosophy to include: tolerance, following the rule of law, respect for the ideas of others and helping to support the community. However, many of these ideas have been high jacked by extremists who are imposing their own stricter version of rules that is based on: hate and following stringent moral guidelines. As a result, Pasha believes that Western ideas have helped to fuel more radical ideologies. The problem is that no single theory is completely accurate and they are all filled with inconsistencies....
This means that applying them in the real world can be exercise in futility. These elements are important, because they are illustrating to me how alternate theories are ineffective.
When you step back and reflect upon these ideas, it is clear that Western philosophy has helped contribute to a number of international incidents. This is because these nations are attempting to impose their social, political and religious influences on them. At which point, many countries became resistant to these changes. As Pasha, is correct in his analysis of applying alternative ideologies (i.e. Islam) to these situations. This is because; they are following similar ideas as Western culture. Yet, many of the basic principals have been taken over by radicals. Once this occurred is when Islam became ineffective (due to its lack of openness and flexibility). As a result, the last ten years have illustrated how Western philosophy and other alternatives are unable to deal with a host of issues.
