Posted on 09/08/2014 6:52:20 AM PDT by Biggirl
In his travel writing, V.S. Naipaul parlays personal encounters, to great effect, into expositions of the underlying cultural forces that impact whole peoples. This has often meant puncturing received multicultural wisdom. Among the Believers, for instance, plumbs the undercurrents of life in Islamic lands, taking the reader well beyond the headlines and into people’s worlds. Though much has changed since 1981 when it appeared, there is still much to absorb from his conversations in four non-Arab nations: Iran, Pakistan, Malaysia, and Indonesia. (In the 1998 sequel, Beyond Belief, he converses again with some of the same figures).
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Great Post, Biggie.
Well worth reading. Thanks!
From the 7th to about the 12th century Islam was the guiding light of technological and scientific progress. Unfortunately they got caught up in chasing 6 year old virgins and lost their focus. That’s not to say that the west, the USA included is immune from the same stupidity. Just read the internet and watch TV!
You are welcome!
No no no, read the article please!
What's with the past tense?
How Islam [Has been Setting] Back Western Civilization [Pretty Much Continuously For 1400 Years With No End In Sight.
I just hope to live long enough to see the final and permanent elimination of this barbaric, animalistic so-called religion; participate in the final act, if possible.
Excellent article. I was just discussing this topic with my son yesterday; I’ll have to show him the article when he gets home from school.
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