"But what about the moderates?"

[Brian37]

One can argue that there are not enough "moderates" in Islam, but to say that there are none is absurd. If they are not being heard as the loudest voice it is because of a couple of things. Physically in the east they still have a large enough MINORITY that holds most of the power, and still socially speaking criticizing Islam is still frowned upon.

But to say Malala is a hard liner is absurd. To say Muslim senator Keith Elleson is a hard liner is also absurd.

There is an article posted here on this site from a Muslim woman who WANTS the west to criticize Islam. If you fall for the right wing sensationalism of course you are going to think there are no cracks in their theocracy, but you'd be wrong. There was a Youtube movement of Muslim women driving in Saudi Arabia defying their social norms. There was a backlash of women worldwide including Muslim woman when the Turkish politician shot his mouth off.

There are voices in Islam that want that region to get with modern pluralism. But we cannot help them here if we insist walking on eggshells. They need their Jefferson and Paine so that women can drive. So that girls don't get shot for wanting an education. So that Sunnis and Shiites don't kill each other or kill non Muslims. So that no one is murdered for being raped. So that no one is murdered for leaving a religion.

I have seen plenty of websites owned by Arabs and Muslims who WANT the west to put those cracks in their theocracies. It is up to Arabs who were former Muslims or are still Muslims along with non Muslims in the west to not bow to the voices of fascism, theocracy and censorship.