Say what you will, but be mindful that speech is free
Tennessean
by Saritha Prabhu
03/12/07
What does the Muslim world think of the West, chiefly America, and its global war on terror? This was the topic of a lecture I attended recently at Austin Peay State University. Firstly, the Muslim world, said the speaker, Professor Awadh Binhazim, isn’t a monolith, nor is it mostly about those bygone images of ‘camel jockeys in the desert.’ It is today, he said, a diverse world spanning several continents, with many parts that are modern and economically thriving, as in Malaysia, United Arab Emirates, Oman and Kuwait. In his travels abroad, and in meeting with Muslims from different countries and backgrounds, Binhazim, a Muslim and Kenyan immigrant, discerned some common attitudes. Muslims do want more freedom in their societies, just not something imposed by force by an outside power...
http://tinyurl.com/3728s8
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
by Saritha Prabhu
03/12/07
What does the Muslim world think of the West, chiefly America, and its global war on terror? This was the topic of a lecture I attended recently at Austin Peay State University. Firstly, the Muslim world, said the speaker, Professor Awadh Binhazim, isn’t a monolith, nor is it mostly about those bygone images of ‘camel jockeys in the desert.’ It is today, he said, a diverse world spanning several continents, with many parts that are modern and economically thriving, as in Malaysia, United Arab Emirates, Oman and Kuwait. In his travels abroad, and in meeting with Muslims from different countries and backgrounds, Binhazim, a Muslim and Kenyan immigrant, discerned some common attitudes. Muslims do want more freedom in their societies, just not something imposed by force by an outside power...
http://tinyurl.com/3728s8
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
rudkla - 13. Mär, 14:21
