The Roots of Muslim Rage

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The Roots of Muslim Rage
OP - January 08, 2009, 08:59 AM

I stumbled upon this very interesting article by Bernard Lewis:

http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/199009/muslim-rage

I know it's rather old, but I thought I'd share it in can some others hadn't seen it. I certainly hadn't read it before, but he brings up some really thoughtful points that I hadn't thought of before, such as why secularism arose in the West rather than in Muslim countries.

I put it in the "Religion and God" category, though if there was a "Religion and History" category, I would have put it there.

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Reply #1 - January 08, 2009, 12:37 PM

Quote from: Lana on January 08, 2009, 08:59 AM
I stumbled upon this very interesting article by Bernard Lewis:

http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/199009/muslim-rage

I know it's rather old, but I thought I'd share it in can some others hadn't seen it. I certainly hadn't read it before, but he brings up some really thoughtful points that I hadn't thought of before, such as why secularism arose in the West rather than in Muslim countries.

I put it in the "Religion and God" category, though if there was a "Religion and History" category, I would have put it there.

I remember reading Bernard Lewis at university back in the early 80s - I respect his perspective.
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Reply #2 - January 08, 2009, 08:35 PM

As a muslim I used to dislike Bernard Lewis, because there was always something... unsavoury about the way he portrayed muslims. But reading books by him now I can't really see what irked me so much about him. He makes a lot of sense actually.

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Reply #3 - January 09, 2009, 01:52 PM

here you can read more about Lewis.
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2004/0411.hirsh.html
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Reply #4 - January 09, 2009, 05:19 PM

Here is a link to an interesting article by Bernard Lewis about the current crisis in Gaza.

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http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=831315&lang=eng_news&cate_img=83.jpg&cate_rss=news_Politics

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