Political Islam

An interesting article on the nature of Islam and its system of thought. This article speaks of Islam as an essentially political system of thought with religious trappings involved for the individual Muslim. The author argues that religion is a minor factor for the non-Muslim to consider. However, it seems to me that he is really arguing that Islam is a completely different worldview (cosmology) from others, particularly Western thought.
The article speaks of the dualistic logic of Islam which allows two opposites to exist. Thus, while we might argue that the Koran contradicts itself, a Muslim would merely point to the fact that these opposites are both true. This dualism which the author argues is inherent in Islam makes much of the dialogue between East and West pointless, because there is no law of morality for the Muslim dealing with the "unbeliever." I wonder if this is why Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world? Postmodernism swallowing dualistic thought?
The final point of interest is the discussion of jihad. In this, the author speaks of 270 million "unbelievers" whom Islam has killed in jihad over the last 1400 years. Then, he speaks of the reasons that this has been kept quiet. Why are these facts not taught in the West? He argues convincingly that essentially Western scholarship has an abuse victim mentality of fear.
In any case, the article was quite interesting to read and has some profitable thoughts, although it will also need some thinking through to see if it is all true.