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A reader sent me a link to the The Musli …

thabet — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 06:49:32 +0000

A reader sent me a link to the The Muslim West Facts Project by Gallup and the Coexist Foundation.

So I am sharing it with you.

I have just heard a BBC World news prese …

thabet — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 17:40:23 +0000

I have just heard a BBC World news presenter described the South African killed in Kabul recently as a ‘Westerner’.

Is South Africa included in the narrative of ‘the West’?

Or only South Africans with European ancestors?

(I have no information about the individual killed, and am guessing.)

thursday thread: minimal set

aziz — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:55:53 +0000

thursday thread: What are the minimal set of values for a Western nation-state?

(old topic, at GNXP. But a fresh discussion might be more instructive amongst us, because of our unique position astride the Gash of Civilizations).

The India of Western dreams.

thabet — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:19:55 +0000

The India of Western dreams.

Russia wants “regime change” in Georgi …

thabet — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 07:19:23 +0000

Russia wants “regime change” in Georgia, says US.

Steve LeVine puts this conflict into context — it is all part of the ongoing ‘pipeline wars’.

Some lump together all forms of Islamism …

thabet — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:54:38 +0000

Some lump together all forms of Islamism as a deadly enemy, akin to fascism and communism. A more accurate analysis, and a better strategy, would be to disaggregate the problems. The rhetoric of the “global war” on terrorism only strengthens global jihad. As the West learns the limits of force, it is Muslims, not foreign soldiers, who will defeat al-Qaeda.

Manas is on a blog hiatus, but don’t mi …

aziz — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:17:21 +0000

Manas is on a blog hiatus, but don’t miss this older post about why he feels the “West vs Islam” is a false dichotomy.

The West in Bollywood: When a female cha …

thabet — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:59:51 +0000

The West in Bollywood: When a female character is to be portrayed as ‘Western’ or ‘Westernised’ in a Bollywood, her hemline receds drastically.

Moral issues divide Westerners from Musl …

thabet — Wed, 28 May 2008 17:34:10 +0000

Moral issues divide Westerners from Muslims in the West.

(Does this mean Muslims in the West are not Westerners?)

The years 1950 to 2000 will go down in h …

thabet — Tue, 27 May 2008 13:18:51 +0000

The years 1950 to 2000 will go down in history as the Golden Age of The West.

(Of course, people in in the far future may not be as fascinated with history and historiography as we are today.)