"That there are hypocrites in the lot of the so called helpers. That they are drawn only to the exoticism of the Muslim woman, or the virility of the Muslim sperm, and so on."
Should this be read literally, or is this a metaphor of sorts?
I personally read it as an exaggerated reason why hypocritical Westerners were helping; that is, they really came to overthrow and despoil. So yeah, slightly metaphorical.
My favorite lines, however, were these:
"It is also plausible that for every Westerner who calls for the destruction of Islam in order to defend the Western status-quo, there is another Westerner who agitates for change in Islam because has a Muslim friend who has been hurt by what passes for Islam, or has a glimpse (in Hafiz, perhaps in Ibn Rushd), of what Islam could be; and as such, is upset by what Islam today is not. I believe that there are many in the West capable of recognizing beauty — and they have recognized the beauty that Islam was in the hands of Rumi, and also have recognized the potential of that beauty in Islam today, in Muslims today."
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thank you for your post.
ah, i finally learn where cato blogs.
were i a greek/latin type name i'd be Brutus.
"That there are hypocrites in the lot of the so called helpers. That they are drawn only to the exoticism of the Muslim woman, or the virility of the Muslim sperm, and so on."
Should this be read literally, or is this a metaphor of sorts?
I personally read it as an exaggerated reason why hypocritical Westerners were helping; that is, they really came to overthrow and despoil. So yeah, slightly metaphorical.
My favorite lines, however, were these:
"It is also plausible that for every Westerner who calls for the destruction of Islam in order to defend the Western status-quo, there is another Westerner who agitates for change in Islam because has a Muslim friend who has been hurt by what passes for Islam, or has a glimpse (in Hafiz, perhaps in Ibn Rushd), of what Islam could be; and as such, is upset by what Islam today is not. I believe that there are many in the West capable of recognizing beauty — and they have recognized the beauty that Islam was in the hands of Rumi, and also have recognized the potential of that beauty in Islam today, in Muslims today."
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