DAR AL HARB/ISLAM: CAN THE PERPETUAL JIHAD BE REBRANDED?!? DOUBTFUL BUT APOLOGISTS & DHIMMIS WILL DO THEIR BEST TO HELP OUT

Can the Muslim world be re-branded?
By Thomas Fuller

KUALA LUMPUR: Can the Muslim world be rebranded? Led by Malaysia and Indonesia, political and business leaders from Asia, North Africa and the Middle East vowed at a conference here Monday to reshape the image of Islamic countries, aiming to replace visions of poverty and violence with vibrancy, trade and, ultimately, prosperity.

"We must change our partners' perception of the Muslim world," said Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the president of Indonesia, who gave the keynote address.

"We must change their attitudes toward us from something negative or indifferent - if not hostile - to something positive and enthusiastic."

Whether or not the mission is successful, the meeting here of the third annual World Islamic Economic Forum put on display the frustration that many leaders in Muslim countries have for being associated with corrupt, dysfunctional governments and intractable conflict.

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