Posted on 02/05/2014 2:51:04 AM PST by rickmichaels
> One perspective of Islam is to view it as inferior to the
> West. Where does this notion of cultural superiority come
> from?
Probably comes from the kinds of things reported at the following site.
http://thereligionofpeace.com/
Said site, and others like it, led directly to my tag line.
This would be no problem for me.
I would not do it.
Excellent comment by someone at the original site of this article:
“Antelope who are on alert when sensing lions nearby are hardly displaying phobic behavior.”
If you’re not “Islamophobic”, you’re not paying attention.
Well, Islam is a war plan, and began as such.
And the “student” wrote quite eloquently.
The kid signed up for a class called “Islamaphobia.” He shouldn’t exactly be surprised that he’s expected to write about Islamaphobia.
If he disagrees with the Prof’s positions, then that is what he should write. That’s how I got a couple of my best grades. My Profs loved it ‘cause it showed I was paying attention...unlike most of the folks in the class.
Just do two things....first make sure that you can restate the Prof’s point of view in a respectful way, this shows that you understand his position. Then, make sure you can make a well reasoned argument for an alternative point of view.
If he does this, I suspect he will get a good grade.
This is Berkeley, not some podunk community college.
One more point, though...I would never, ever have taken any class that had either “De-Constructing” or “Otherness” in its title.
IT COMES FROM THIS!....
1400 years 250 MILLION innocents murdered by the prophet" followers!!!
Drop the class.
Compare and contrast is a good approach to dilemmas like this. For example, compare and contrast Islamophobia is the U.S. to the Arab world's hostility to Jews, Christians, Hindus, and others. That is a discussion that could be usefully explored, in a respectful and open-minded way.
There’s a difference between delivering a paper nobody out of a TA will read and posting on a extremely public forum. If the kid wants to criticize Islam on a paper the worst that can happen is a bad grade, if he doesn’t agree with the official line. If he makes similar criticism on twitter, he could get in a bad position.
If that happens, he’ll get all the knowledge on “islamophobia” he’ll ever need.
On further thought, this is at Berkeley, and the students may perhaps be presumed to be relatively bright, and capable of creative thinking. How about comparing Islamophobia to the notorious “Klanophobia” of black Americans in the Jim Crow era South.
There are ways to open Twitter accounts without really identifying yourself.
And if he keeps his comments reasonable and thoughtful, then he shouldn’t have any problems. If he starts screaming for people to nuke Mecca, then he may have some trouble ;-)
Students & parents are going into debt for this.
If this is a non-required class I have little sympathy.
I could, you could. One of 100 students on a class in Berkeley, with an open account made in purpose for this effect, I’m sure he’s not taking his privacy for granted.
The problem is not “reasonable and thoughtful”. The problem is, he can’t speak openly. There will be no criticism; no “islamophobia is a myth” tweets. If they were, newspapers would notice (They already did! That’s why we’re talking now here!), shady people would notice, is he taking the risk?
That happening would be a good thing, mind you. It would be a real impressive class. But how many classes are there about “social repercussions of drawing Mohammed, theory and practice”?
The prof’s name is hatem?
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