Watching last night's ABC 7.30 Report and hearing the deluded rantings of Algerian-born Melbourne man Abdul Nacer Benbrika, it was hard not to despair although it was an easy target for the ABC.
We are increasingly being given a very negative, black and white view of Islam. The UK magazine New Statesman offers a cover story this week on the changing face of Islam and argues that the West fundamentally misunderstands the situation. For example, while travelling in Pakistan, journalist Ziauddin Sardar realised that the greatest threat didn't come from madrassas but from the military government, warmly embraced by the West, especially Britain, America and Australia.
Throughout the Muslim world, progressive politics is rearing its head.
We are increasingly being given a very negative, black and white view of Islam. The UK magazine New Statesman offers a cover story this week on the changing face of Islam and argues that the West fundamentally misunderstands the situation. For example, while travelling in Pakistan, journalist Ziauddin Sardar realised that the greatest threat didn't come from madrassas but from the military government, warmly embraced by the West, especially Britain, America and Australia.
Throughout the Muslim world, progressive politics is rearing its head.
3 Comments:
It must be so conforting to see through the world through a 'with us or against us' perspective...
havn't you got somewhere to go? like starting you own blog? guess it's much easier to sprout from the comfort of your space, no responsibility.
The internet was made for gutless souls like you....
Or find worthwhile contributors who have the guts to actually reveal themselves, their position, their background, but agenda etc, but no, you're right, stay in the shadows. Most of your type do...
Great article by Hanif Kureishi in The Guardian people might be interested in reading: http://www.guardian.co.uk/religion/Story/0,2763,1542252,00.html.
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