Second and more importantly...

Second and more importantly, the nature and language of resistance are such that they can convey their rationality through dialogue and even persuade their opponents. The Liberal Current The liberal current seeks, with a conciliatory approach, to showcase the compassionate face of Islam in order to distance itself from accusations of Takfiri violence.

However, the main function of the liberal current is to blur or remove internal boundaries, whereas the main function of Islamic Resistance is to clarify the boundaries between the in-group and the out-group. Since boundaries (by definition) mark the separation between one identity and what lies outside it, the identity-based nature of resistance, and the anti-identity nature of the liberal current, can easily be…