PLIR 4320 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Omar Nasiri, Jus Ad Bellum, Jihadism
13 Dec 2017
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Many well meaning dutch people have told me in all earnestness that nothing in islamic culture incites abuse of women, that this is just a terrible misunderstanding. Men all over the world beat their women. In reality, these westerners are the ones who misunderstand islam. It gives a legitimate basis for abuse, so that the perpetrators feel no shame and are not hounded by their conscience or their community. I wanted my art exhibit to make it difficult for people to look away from this problem. I wanted secular, non-muslim people to stop kidding themselves that islam is peace and tolerance (307): 9/11 is not just islam but the core of islam (269) Is female genital mutilation religious or cultural: pre-dates islam in africa, exists in other religions. According to the arab development at the united nations, if you measure by political freedom, education, and the status of women, it"s a fact not an opinion (288)
