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Does Islamism classify as left or right wing?

Khaled Al Razi

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I know not all Muslims are Islamists or support the idea of Political Islam, since I am from Lebanon and most of friends & family and acquaintances are muslim but they are secular they believe in Islam as a Religion but t believe in Islam as a Political Ideology like the Muslim Brotherhood or believe the Quran is a Constitution.
Anyway, when I ask is Islamism Right Wing or Left Wing what I mean is in Islamism the Islamists believe that in Islam both Muslims and Non Muslims pay Taxes Non Muslims pay the Jizya Muslims pay a Zakat which is Charity Muslims must pay by law to a Islamic Government/State or to Mosques if there is no Caliphate/Caliphs Zakat is 2.5% for Muslims who pay it Islam also has Sadaqah which is Voluntary Charity it seems this policy has more in common with Right Wing Conservatives than with the Left the Right Wing/Conservative Capitalists believe in lower Taxes for the Wealthy the Rich a Flat Tax Across the Board and say they believe in Voluntary Charity just like Islamists both Islamists and Right Wing Conservatives believe in Private Property. Both both Islamists and Right Wing Conservatives are Anti Labor Unions they want to Ban Trade Unions and Strikes. both Islamists and Right Wing Conservatives reject Secularism want to mix Religion with Politics and reject Feminism and reject Socialism therefor I believe both Islamists and Right Wing Conservatives have more in common what does everyone here think many Right Wing Conservatives believe that Barack Obama the American Democrat President is a Black Muslim Marxist Socialist Communist I found this book thank you for your time ?

Fundamentals of Islamic Economic System




Fundamentals of Islamic Economic System
By Dr. Muhammad Sharif Chaudhry
CHAPTER 20
ISLAM AND OTHER ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
Islam and Capitalism
What is Capitalism?
Features of Capitalism
Comparison with Islam
Rights to Ownership
Economic Freedom
Monopoly
Institutions of Interest
Exploitation
Distribution of Wealth
Islam and Socialism
What is Socialism?
Distinctive Features of Socialism
Comparison with Islam
Ownership
Materialism
Regimentation and Totalitarianism
Economic Equality
The most dominant economic systems in the modern world at present are capitalism and socialism. The capitalism is the dominant economic philosophy in the western world mainly comprising Western Europe and Northern America under the leadership of United States. The socialism has been dominant economic ideology in USSR, Peoples Republic of China and some countries of Eastern Europe. Although socialism, with downfall and dissolution of its former leader Soviet Union, has received a great setback, yet it still holds a lot of relevance as an economic philosophy.
However, before comparing Islamic economic system with capitalism and socialism, we would briefly introduce these two systems to our readers and then we shall make comparison.
 
I know not all Muslims are Islamists or support the idea of Political Islam, since I am from Lebanon and most of friends & family and acquaintances are muslim but they are secular they believe in Islam as a Religion but t believe in Islam as a Political Ideology like the Muslim Brotherhood or believe the Quran is a Constitution.
Anyway, when I ask is Islamism Right Wing or Left Wing what I mean is in Islamism the Islamists believe that in Islam both Muslims and Non Muslims pay Taxes Non Muslims pay the Jizya Muslims pay a Zakat which is Charity Muslims must pay by law to a Islamic Government/State or to Mosques if there is no Caliphate/Caliphs Zakat is 2.5% for Muslims who pay it Islam also has Sadaqah which is Voluntary Charity it seems this policy has more in common with Right Wing Conservatives than with the Left the Right Wing/Conservative Capitalists believe in lower Taxes for the Wealthy the Rich a Flat Tax Across the Board and say they believe in Voluntary Charity just like Islamists both Islamists and Right Wing Conservatives believe in Private Property. Both both Islamists and Right Wing Conservatives are Anti Labor Unions they want to Ban Trade Unions and Strikes. both Islamists and Right Wing Conservatives reject Secularism want to mix Religion with Politics and reject Feminism and reject Socialism therefor I believe both Islamists and Right Wing Conservatives have more in common what does everyone here think many Right Wing Conservatives believe that Barack Obama the American Democrat President is a Black Muslim Marxist Socialist Communist I found this book thank you for your time ?

Fundamentals of Islamic Economic System




Fundamentals of Islamic Economic System
By Dr. Muhammad Sharif Chaudhry
CHAPTER 20
ISLAM AND OTHER ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
Islam and Capitalism
What is Capitalism?
Features of Capitalism
Comparison with Islam
Rights to Ownership
Economic Freedom
Monopoly
Institutions of Interest
Exploitation
Distribution of Wealth
Islam and Socialism
What is Socialism?
Distinctive Features of Socialism
Comparison with Islam
Ownership
Materialism
Regimentation and Totalitarianism
Economic Equality
The most dominant economic systems in the modern world at present are capitalism and socialism. The capitalism is the dominant economic philosophy in the western world mainly comprising Western Europe and Northern America under the leadership of United States. The socialism has been dominant economic ideology in USSR, Peoples Republic of China and some countries of Eastern Europe. Although socialism, with downfall and dissolution of its former leader Soviet Union, has received a great setback, yet it still holds a lot of relevance as an economic philosophy.
However, before comparing Islamic economic system with capitalism and socialism, we would briefly introduce these two systems to our readers and then we shall make comparison.

Considering that liberalism is suppressed in Islamic states and that societies like Iran and Saudi Arabia are among the most consrevative on earth, ...
 
I know not all Muslims are Islamists or support the idea of Political Islam, since I am from Lebanon and most of friends & family and acquaintances are muslim but they are secular they believe in Islam as a Religion but t believe in Islam as a Political Ideology like the Muslim Brotherhood or believe the Quran is a Constitution.
Anyway, when I ask is Islamism Right Wing or Left Wing what I mean is in Islamism the Islamists believe that in Islam both Muslims and Non Muslims pay Taxes Non Muslims pay the Jizya Muslims pay a Zakat which is Charity Muslims must pay by law to a Islamic Government/State or to Mosques if there is no Caliphate/Caliphs Zakat is 2.5% for Muslims who pay it Islam also has Sadaqah which is Voluntary Charity it seems this policy has more in common with Right Wing Conservatives than with the Left the Right Wing/Conservative Capitalists believe in lower Taxes for the Wealthy the Rich a Flat Tax Across the Board and say they believe in Voluntary Charity just like Islamists both Islamists and Right Wing Conservatives believe in Private Property. Both both Islamists and Right Wing Conservatives are Anti Labor Unions they want to Ban Trade Unions and Strikes. both Islamists and Right Wing Conservatives reject Secularism want to mix Religion with Politics and reject Feminism and reject Socialism therefor I believe both Islamists and Right Wing Conservatives have more in common what does everyone here think many Right Wing Conservatives believe that Barack Obama the American Democrat President is a Black Muslim Marxist Socialist Communist I found this book thank you for your time ?

Fundamentals of Islamic Economic System




Fundamentals of Islamic Economic System
By Dr. Muhammad Sharif Chaudhry
CHAPTER 20
ISLAM AND OTHER ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
Islam and Capitalism
What is Capitalism?
Features of Capitalism
Comparison with Islam
Rights to Ownership
Economic Freedom
Monopoly
Institutions of Interest
Exploitation
Distribution of Wealth
Islam and Socialism
What is Socialism?
Distinctive Features of Socialism
Comparison with Islam
Ownership
Materialism
Regimentation and Totalitarianism
Economic Equality
The most dominant economic systems in the modern world at present are capitalism and socialism. The capitalism is the dominant economic philosophy in the western world mainly comprising Western Europe and Northern America under the leadership of United States. The socialism has been dominant economic ideology in USSR, Peoples Republic of China and some countries of Eastern Europe. Although socialism, with downfall and dissolution of its former leader Soviet Union, has received a great setback, yet it still holds a lot of relevance as an economic philosophy.
However, before comparing Islamic economic system with capitalism and socialism, we would briefly introduce these two systems to our readers and then we shall make comparison.

It all depends on your definition of the terms.

The Islamists are extreme authoritarians, even more extreme than the right wing authoritarians we have in the US. They're off the charts on the libertarian to authoritarian continuum, so right wing.

On the other side, they're big on government control as opposed to individual responsibility. If you define "left wing" that way, then they're left wing.

Personally, I don't think they're either. Applying US or European political labels to the Mid East makes no sense at all.
 
It all depends on your definition of the terms.

The Islamists are extreme authoritarians, even more extreme than the right wing authoritarians we have in the US. They're off the charts on the libertarian to authoritarian continuum, so right wing.

On the other side, they're big on government control as opposed to individual responsibility. If you define "left wing" that way, then they're left wing.

Personally, I don't think they're either. Applying US or European political labels to the Mid East makes no sense at all.

For that matter, trying to associate 'Left' and 'Right' to the majority of politics doesn't make sense at all. There are too many different variations for things to be labels in that manner.
 
They are often the opposite of libertarian, meaning they are fiscally liberal and socially conservative.
 
I know not all Muslims are Islamists or support the idea of Political Islam, since I am from Lebanon and most of friends & family and acquaintances are muslim but they are secular they believe in Islam as a Religion but t believe in Islam as a Political Ideology like the Muslim Brotherhood or believe the Quran is a Constitution.
Anyway, when I ask is Islamism Right Wing or Left Wing what I mean is in Islamism the Islamists believe that in Islam both Muslims and Non Muslims pay Taxes Non Muslims pay the Jizya Muslims pay a Zakat which is Charity Muslims must pay by law to a Islamic Government/State or to Mosques if there is no Caliphate/Caliphs Zakat is 2.5% for Muslims who pay it Islam also has Sadaqah which is Voluntary Charity it seems this policy has more in common with Right Wing Conservatives than with the Left the Right Wing/Conservative Capitalists believe in lower Taxes for the Wealthy the Rich a Flat Tax Across the Board and say they believe in Voluntary Charity just like Islamists both Islamists and Right Wing Conservatives believe in Private Property. Both both Islamists and Right Wing Conservatives are Anti Labor Unions they want to Ban Trade Unions and Strikes. both Islamists and Right Wing Conservatives reject Secularism want to mix Religion with Politics and reject Feminism and reject Socialism therefor I believe both Islamists and Right Wing Conservatives have more in common what does everyone here think many Right Wing Conservatives believe that Barack Obama the American Democrat President is a Black Muslim Marxist Socialist Communist I found this book thank you for your time ?

Fundamentals of Islamic Economic System




Fundamentals of Islamic Economic System
By Dr. Muhammad Sharif Chaudhry
CHAPTER 20
ISLAM AND OTHER ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
Islam and Capitalism
What is Capitalism?
Features of Capitalism
Comparison with Islam
Rights to Ownership
Economic Freedom
Monopoly
Institutions of Interest
Exploitation
Distribution of Wealth
Islam and Socialism
What is Socialism?
Distinctive Features of Socialism
Comparison with Islam
Ownership
Materialism
Regimentation and Totalitarianism
Economic Equality
The most dominant economic systems in the modern world at present are capitalism and socialism. The capitalism is the dominant economic philosophy in the western world mainly comprising Western Europe and Northern America under the leadership of United States. The socialism has been dominant economic ideology in USSR, Peoples Republic of China and some countries of Eastern Europe. Although socialism, with downfall and dissolution of its former leader Soviet Union, has received a great setback, yet it still holds a lot of relevance as an economic philosophy.
However, before comparing Islamic economic system with capitalism and socialism, we would briefly introduce these two systems to our readers and then we shall make comparison.

It's inherently right wing in nature. There were more than a few atheistic Marxist Arab groups running around back during the Cold War, but they are largely out of buisness at this point.
 
There is the left wing of politics and there is the wrong wing of politics. There is no right wing of politics. The wrong wing of politics is that of stagnant minds and inability to think. As for islamist extremists they are just nutsos, like all the other nuts cases in the world.
 
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