Secularism (from the Greek saecularis) is rooted in medieval Europe when merchants, princes & regents sought to eliminate the Church& #39;s influence in order to reassert control over populations, markets and to enlarge their power. Instead of God, it insists on loyalty to the state. https://twitter.com/Haman_Ten/status/1306908346004525056">https://twitter.com/Haman_Ten...

Secularization theory was imposed on Muslim-majority territories through violent colonialism, utilizing the act of occupation as a logical justification to insert a mode of governance based on Europhile stereotypes involving white supremacy and & #39;neutral& #39; governance.

In reality, no country is & #39;secular& #39;. European laws, politics, capital are deeply rooted in religious and tribal conventions. Occupiers find potency in promoting it through cultural power because compradors don& #39;t solve problems, they co-sign the mythology of their former rulers.

Lebanon& #39;s sectarian power distribution, pillarisation, confessional voting system, elite control of power centers, Europhile urbanized cores and peripheral Muslim slums are the product of a European occupation motivated by secularization theory.

In effect, the & #39;secular Shia& #39; is no different from the Algerian Harki or the Cuban Gusano. Constantly repackaging and regurgitating Imperialism in new cultural and discursive modes due to a lack of problem-solving skills, economic affiliations and ideological subservience.

Latin, not Greek.