On Tuesday, January 13th, the Pacifica Institute of Orange county hosted a panel discussion entitled “Muslim Voices Against Extremism” in Irvine, featuring keynote speakers Nayereh Tohidi, Ozgur Koca, Jihad Turk, Muzammil H. Siddiqi, and Imam Sayed Moustafa Al-Qazwini.
Imam Al-Qazwini spoke about the root causes of extremism, which is a byproduct of two main things: Totalitarianism in some Islamic regimes and widespread misguidance and ignorance. Socio-economic factors are also involved.