west owes much to muslims
Heinrich
that the west owes a lot to Muslims and Arabs, in the wake of the anti-Arab
and anti-Muslim comments of British talk show host Robert Kilroy-Silk.
Headlined 'We owe Arabs Nothing', Kilroy-Silk questioned in his syndicated
Sunday Express column Arabs' contributions to the world, other than oil.
He further lambasted Arabs as "suicide bombers, limb amputators, women
repressors".
"You find irrationality and prejudice everywhere, but this case is
outrageous. The comments show this man has no culture and serves some racist
ideology," professor William Shea, Galileo Professor of History of Science
at the University of Padua in Italy, told Gulf News paper Monday, January
19.
Attending a conference on "Cultural Contacts in Building a Universal
Civilization" in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) city of Sharjah, Shea said
Islam's contribution to international culture is obvious.
"Anyone who says 'We owe Arabs nothing' has probably not considered the
importance of Islamic art, which you can see just by opening your eyes when
you travel. The Holy Qur'an itself is a literary masterpiece apart from
being a very sacred document," he said.
On the issue of repression of women, Shea said the idea was extremely
unfair.
"I have traveled in Islamic countries and do not think that women are
oppressed. Generally speaking, Muslims treat women much better than those in
other parts of the world".
On branding Arabs as "suicide bombers", the Italian intellectual said
terrorists are everywhere in the world and they are not just Muslims.
He testified that in the U.S., school killings are common but we don't say
all Americans are terrorists.
"There's no way that Islam has more terrorists than others".
"I think, we have to reinforce the influence of Islam in our institutions in
Europe, the U.K. and the U.S.," he added.
The conference has been organized by the American University of Sharjah in
collaboration with Research Center for Islamic History, Art, and Culture of
Istanbul.
Professor Ziauddin Sardar, writer, broadcaster and cultural critic from the
UK, said that Kilroy-Silk was rather "airing views of some racist elements
in British society".
Sardar, however, admitted that there are some Muslims who are terrorists or
extremists.
"But the presenter's remarks were racist because based on a few individuals,
he branded an entire society," he told Gulf News.
"You can criticize an individual, but you can't label a whole society. By
saying 'We (west) owe Arabs nothing', he is airing ignorance," he continued.
The author of several books, Sardar said there would have been no West
without Islam. The West as it exists today is the product of Islamic
science, civilization, culture and learning, he added.
"The West owes its origin and development to Islam. We cannot imagine a West
without history and western history is related to the history of Islam," he
said.
"
Kilroy-Silk was forced to resign in the wake of the outrage created by his
inflammatory remarks among Muslims and MPs in Britain.
Sardar said that these views exist not just in Britain but also in the West.
Kilroy-Silk's statements came a few days after the American famous
syndicated radio commentator Paul Harvey backtracked on earlier defamatory
comments saying that "Islam encourages killing".
In October, Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence William Boykin went
back on his earlier claims that Muslims worship an "idol", saying the
remarks had been "taken out of context".
'Sort Of Agenda'
David Lea, associate professor of philosophy at the American University of
Sharjah, said the TV presenter's views misrepresent facts.
He called the comments as dangerous and inflammatory because it is all right
to have a personal opinion but to print or broadcast that to influence
thousands of people shows that "he may be having some sort of agenda".
"I think the best way to counter such racist comments is to bring people
from the West and the Arab region together through frequent cultural links.
There should be a frequent exchange of groups to educate each other and
remove misconceptions".
'Ignorant Of History'
Professor R. Rashed from the National Center for Scientific Research
University of Paris agreed, saying that Kilroy-Silk's views show that people
in the West are not well informed about history.
"A man who passes such racist remarks shows that he is ignorant of the
history of Europe and not just the history of the Islamic civilization,"
Rashed told the paper.
The Paris-based scholar called on Arabs "to take measures to remove such
misconceptions by educating people and 'rediscovering' their contribution to
the West".
Kilroy-Silk's comments also had drawn flack from British lawmakers.
"The BBC needs to consider very carefully whether it's appropriate to have
Mr. Kilroy-Silk presenting a program which is supposed to be objective and
impartial in looking at topical issues," Labor MP Lynne Jones has told BBC
Radio 4's Today program.
The Independent reported Wednesday, January 14, that the BBC's suspension
move had boosted the network's viewing figures.
Audience figures released Sunday, January 13, reveal 150,000 more people
were watching BBC1 Monday morning - when Kilroy first came off the air -
than tuned into the network at the same time a week earlier, the British
daily said.
Baghdad Bob
news:400d3782$0$24515$7566...@news.cambrium.nl:
Yes, every word and statement above is true and accurate. There is no
middle ground in this case. The author is completely unbiased and is
being entirely objective. If it were not for Islam there would be no
world as all of civilization owes it's existence to Islam which is the
oldest religion in the world. All other religions came after Islam.
Very few terrorists and suicide bombers that we read about dialy are
Muslim. They are actually Methodists and Evangelists pretending to be
Muslim so that people will not realize who is walking into shopping
malls and restaurants in Israel and killing women and children.
This article above is completely accurate.
There are still no American infidels within 100 miles of Baghdad.
I am not worried and neither should you.
Baghdad Bob
Heinrich
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George
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<snip>
> Yes, every word and statement above is true and accurate. There is no
> middle ground in this case. The author is completely unbiased and is
> being entirely objective. If it were not for Islam there would be no
> world as all of civilization owes it's existence to Islam which is the
> oldest religion in the world. All other religions came after Islam.
> Very few terrorists and suicide bombers that we read about dialy are
> Muslim. They are actually Methodists and Evangelists pretending to be
> Muslim so that people will not realize who is walking into shopping
> malls and restaurants in Israel and killing women and children.
> This article above is completely accurate.
>
> There are still no American infidels within 100 miles of Baghdad.
>
> I am not worried and neither should you.
>
>
> Baghdad Bob
>
Hilarious!!!
George
"Heinrich" <Hein...@Mailgate.org> wrote in message
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> > Yes, every word and statement above is true and accurate. There is no
> > middle ground in this case. The author is completely unbiased and is
> > being entirely objective. If it were not for Islam there would be no
> > world as all of civilization owes it's existence to Islam which is the
> > oldest religion in the world. All other religions came after Islam.
> > Very few terrorists and suicide bombers that we read about dialy are
> > Muslim. They are actually Methodists and Evangelists pretending to be
> > Muslim so that people will not realize who is walking into shopping
> > malls and restaurants in Israel and killing women and children.
> > This article above is completely accurate.
> >
> > There are still no American infidels within 100 miles of Baghdad.
> >
> > I am not worried and neither should you.
> >
> >
> > Baghdad Bob
> amen
>
Dork, that was not a compliment to your post. He was making fun of it. Oh,
by the way, did I tell you that you are a dork?
Heinrich
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i know that george i know he tried to fool me but he failed
you often called me a dork !! no idea what it is but coming from you it must
be a compliment !!! thank you
Heinrich
mind your heart george
Heinrich
George
"Heinrich" <Hein...@Mailgate.org> wrote in message
That's mighty big of you to admit that you are a dork!
Heinrich
Heinrich
i am an easy going guy so i am glad i made you happy
amiro
wing pacifist and his victims as nazy terrorists.
this article does the same.
truth is, that the Arabs, prior to islam, were the most advanced and
civilized people in the world.
but then came Islam and trashed it all with it's self justifying evil
ass.
George
"Heinrich" <Hein...@Mailgate.org> wrote in message
Yes. Don's bitch!
George
"Heinrich" <Hein...@Mailgate.org> wrote in message
Right. Walk softly and carry an uzi?