Huntington attributed all Muslim-world conflict to Islam’s innate character

Evidence

This clash of civilizations between Islam and the West is likely to continue, argues Huntington, mostly because Islam is prone to violence and bloodshed. Huntington points out that, almost everywhere you look, Muslims are entrenched in violent conflict with other peoples, from the Orthodox Serbs in the Balkans to Jews in Israel to Buddhists in Burma. Put simply, “Islam has bloody borders.” — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 224 (#expands, via linked claim)

I think it is a mistake—let me just repeat—to think in terms of two homogenous sides starkly confronting each other,” Professor Huntington told us. “Global politics remains extremely complex and countries have different interests, which will also lead them to make what might seem as rather bizarre friends and allies. … “I think it’s hard to talk about the Muslim world and Christian world as distinctly separate blocs,” Huntington continued. “There will be association and partnerships between some Muslim countries and some Christian countries. Those already exist. And they may shift as different regimes come and go and interests change. I do not think it is all that useful to think in terms of those two ‘solid blocs’ [i.e, the Muslim world and the West].” — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 674 (#complicates, via linked claim)

“I am not an expert on Islam,” Professor Huntington finally admitted during this final interview of his lifetime. When asked directly about the one single thing that most people around the world would be surprised to learn about him, he smiled and simply replied: “A lot of people tend to think I am a dogmatic ideologue; which I am not.” — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 680 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Huntington deemed Islam itself, not fundamentalism, the underlying problem; Huntington asserts Islam is inherently prone to violence and bloodshed — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 224; Huntington’s clash thesis named all of Islam, not just fundamentalism, as the West’s problem — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 229 (+9 more)

Broader Connections

• Huntington asserts Islam is inherently prone to violence and bloodshed #expands (0.95) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 224
• Huntington himself rejected a stark two-bloc Muslim-versus-West framing #complicates (0.85) — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 674
• Huntington disavowed being an expert on Islam #complicates (0.78) — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 680