All religions are political. At this point, though, Islam is the most politicised.
There is an unresolved tension among Muslim populations and nations between nationalism and pan-nationalism.
Which brings us to a brutal irony. If pan-Islamism, the Ummah spirit, has worked on the ground, it is with multi-national terror groups.
The fourth is a crippling contradiction. There are sharp national boundaries dividing Muslim populations and wealth.
And last, because of a democratic deficit, in most Islamic countries you cannot even protest, express your resentment against your regime.
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