A Clash of Mentalities: Al-Jazeera Intoxicates
Friday, March 03, 2006 → by Danieru
The clash we are witnessing around the world is not a clash of religions, or a clash of civilizations. It is a clash between two opposites, between two eras. It is a clash between a mentality that belongs to the Middle Ages and another mentality that belongs to the 21st century. It is a clash between civilization and backwardness, between the civilized and the primitive, between barbarity and rationality. It is a clash between freedom and oppression, between democracy and dictatorship. It is a clash between human rights, on the one hand, and the violation of these rights, on other hand. It is a clash between those who treat women like beasts, and those who treat them like human beings. What we see today is not a clash of civilizations. Civilizations do not clash, but compete...As an advocate for a true, secularised society and a believer in the infinite power of free speech I urge you to watch it too.
Alternatively head on over to nakedwriting.com for a transcript of the broadcast.
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The list includes
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Chahla Chafiq
Caroline Fourest
Bernard-Henri Lévy
Irshad Manji
Mehdi Mozaffari
Maryam Namazie
Taslima Nasreen
Salman Rushdie
Antoine Sfeir
Philippe Val
Ibn Warraq
If you only know Rushdie, you should google the others and investigate them, particularly Ayaan Hirsi Ali -- who I discussed on my website as a "New Hero" of mine, Irshad Manji, Talima Nasreen, and Ibn Warraq. (You should be particularly interested in the reference to ISIS, the Institute for the Secularization of Islamic Society which Warraq seems to be involved with, and his book on recent investigations into the Qur'an, Hadiths, and Early Islamic History.
March 04, 2006 5:08 AM
Here's what happens if religion is even mentioned in regard to politics in the UK:
Tony Blair attacked on Iraq 'God' remarks
A bit different from current fundamental resurgence in the US (and elsewhere). It takes a hell of a lot to make me feel patriotic, but secular Britain and its media rocks (most of the time)
March 04, 2006 9:54 AM
-Draculich
March 08, 2006 5:13 AM
Here's an interesting site devoted to the progression of Muslim History. Its timeline and science sections are well worth a look.
March 09, 2006 1:08 AM
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