On Sun, Feb 17, 2002 at 11:21:33AM -0500, Gautam Mukunda wrote: > phenomenal article in _The Atlantic_ "The Roots of Muslim Rage." If > you only read _one_ thing about the motivations of our enemies, read > this article. Particularly becuase it was published in 1990. The URL > is http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/90sep/rage.htm.
Thanks for the explanation. That was an interesting article. I was particularly interested in his concluding advice: The movement nowadays called fundamentalism is not the only Islamic tradition. There are others, more tolerant, more open, that helped to inspire the great achievements of Islamic civilization in the past, and we may hope that these other traditions will in time prevail. But before this issue is decided there will be a hard struggle, in which we of the West can do little or nothing. Even the attempt might do harm, for these are issues that Muslims must decide among themselves. And in the meantime we must take great care on all sides to avoid the danger of a new era of religious wars, arising from the exacerbation of differences and the revival of ancient prejudices. Do you know if he is still recommending that we do nothing? -- "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.erikreuter.com/
