Reply #353: Wahabis funded by the Saudis use the civil war as a pretext to cement and propagate [View All]

the Wahabi formula of Islam and they are directly benefitting from the anarchy.

Perhaps the key to greater understanding amongst DUers is to refer to Islamic sects like Wahabi or Sufi or Ismaili rather than referring to Muslims or Islam. However I have found Muslims reticient about doing so, it's as if they are hanging out dirty linen in public even though it is no secret that Sunnis and Shias for instance have no love lost between them. However from what I've seen on DU Muslims are either unwilling or just reticient about making these sort of distinctions and prefer a monolithic entity.

Christians on the other hand seem to have no compunction about drawing distinctions between Protestants and Catholics and between various Protestant sects as well. Its only in threads like this that Christianity takes on a monolithic character.