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Benjamin Norton is a US-born journalist currently living in China (formerly in Nicaragua). He spent 5 years at The Grayzone but left in January 2022 to become independent,[1] starting a new journalistic outlet called the Geopolitical Economy Report (previously Multipolarista).[2][3]
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← Back to all essays | Author's essays The True History of Islamic Extremism in West Asia
by Alaki123
Published: (last update: 2024-09-19)
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There is a narrative common in the West that claims that West Asia (often incorrectly referred to as the “Middle East”) is somehow inherently violent. That its people have been at war for thousands of years and just cannot be peaceful. It also promotes an Orientalist view of West Asia, claiming that the root of instability in the region is religious differences going back thousands of years. This is then contrasted with the “modern” and “civilized” Europe, which has been at peace for a long time and presumably would remain at peace forever if only those Muslims would leave them alone!
All of these claims are false.
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- ↑ @BenjaminNorton on Twitter "After 5 years, I have left The Grayzone. I am proud of the journalism I did there, but we're going in different directions. I will be continuing my journalism at a new outlet..." (archived)
- ↑ https://multipolarista.com
- ↑ @BenjaminNorton (2023-01-10). Twitter. Archived from the original on 2023-01-21. Retrieved 2023-01-21.