Posted by kid_A on May 25, 2002, at 13:08:06
In reply to Re: Anyone else notice the similarities between ...., posted by Dinah1 on May 25, 2002, at 9:20:05
The reference I couldn't remember was Bernard Lewis's book, What Went Wrong, which attempts to look at, and I'll quote the article which I read (on Salon) which mentions this book, it attempts to look at "Islam's ascendance over the West in the early medieval era and its subsequent long decline"...Lewis is not unquestionable in his viewpoints, and he seems to have a more pro-Israeli stance... but I think some of the points he raises, like the lack of secularism as being a fundamental hurdle in the advancement and stability of the Islamic culture do have some merit...
I'm not in any way talking about the West conquering Islam, or any such thing, nor do I have anything against the Islamic faith, I'm only saying that there may be certain elements to the practice and integration of the faith which may make it difficult to achieve a certain level of stability... I do however, hope that this stability can be achieved through peacefull and non violent methods and with as much freedom and assistance to the people of Islamic nations as is possible...
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