A Message From Ali Sina

Islam in Action ^ | Friday, May 30, 2008 | Ali Sina

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What is Wrong with Bouchard-Taylor Report

The 3.7 m. dollar Bouchard-Taylor report that was commissioned to recommend \"reasonable accommodations\" of ethnic and religious minorities in Quebec is finally released. However, it raises more questions that it answers.

This intellectual duo*, who spent months preparing the 310 page report, wants to place more emphasis on integration and less on individuation that would eventually lead to segregation and alienation. That is a noble thought. The problem is that right after talking about the importance of integration they propose “dissemination of pluralism.”

Aren’t integration and pluralism two opposing concepts? In politics we need pluralism or we will have dictatorship. But in society, we need integration.. Pluralism leads to isolationism, alienation and estrangement. What glues a nation together, are its shared values. Culture, tradition, beliefs and language are values that bind us together. If we have nothing in common, what will unite us?

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