DIALOGUE, NOT WARS

DIALOGUE, NOT WARS elevating Islam and the Muslim community to a position of dignity solely through peaceful dialogue. In ancient times, believers had to work hard to spread their religion in a setting of religious oppression. Today, this work can be done freely in an environment of religious freedom. In the past, prophets had to undertake challenging journeys to share the truth. Now, modern communication allows the message of truth to spread quickly and reach people worldwide. In ancient times, the bearers of truth had to spread their message amid many superstitions. Today, the scientific revolution has nearly eliminated superstitions, making it easier to share the message of truth in an open intellectual environment. In earlier eras, the economy relied solely on agriculture, so those sharing the truth had to work with limited resources. Now, after the industrial revolution, this work—like other tasks—can be done abundantly, whereas before, it was constrained to just economic means and so on. It is a fact that modern changes have significantly increased the effectiveness and importance of media and communication. However, the leaders of today’s Muslim world were only familiar with the traditional model of power, which is the method of political confrontation. They remained completely unaware of the emerging power of ideology. In an act of profound misjudgment, they steered the whole community toward the imperial model—one