Family Security Matters » Publications » Exclusive: Islamism vs Nationalism?

Family Security Matters » Publications » Exclusive: Islamism vs Nationalism?: "Justifying the policy of continuation of dialogue with “Iran,” some Middle East experts have finally arrived to the conclusion that nationalism is the reason for the Islamic regime’s persistence on becoming a nuclear power. They argue that having the nuclear bomb is indeed a matter of national pride to the Islamic regime and the people of Iran.

These statements have been passed on to Tehran by the Khamenei’s lobbyists in Washington and in a sudden change of propaganda speeches, Ahmadinejad and other ruling clerics begin to talk to the rent-a-crowd chanting, “Death to America!” about their national pride in having a nuclear bomb."

However, the facts do not support the assessment of nationalism in the Islamic world. Muslims are not citizens of any land or state; they are the Omma of Allah, meaning the servants of Allah, the only identity that a Muslim is allowed to have. A Muslim is only allowed to love the Allah and nothing else. The word Islam means “total submission.”