Wednesday, June 20, 2007

"Values of Islam, West Incompatible"

Ya think??? LOL

And excerpt of some VERY wise words from one truly extraordinary woman, Hirsi Ali.


Hirsi Ali said journalists must acknowledge the discrepancies between tenets of Islam and foundational beliefs of the West before they can accurately report on Islamic-related events.

Although Hirsi Ali praised journalists' work since the Sept. 11th attacks, she said reluctance to defend Western values against Islamic threats surprises her.

"Why are Westerners so insecure about everything that is so wonderful about the West: political freedom, free press, freedom of expression, equal rights for women and men and gays and heterosexuals, critical thinking, and the great strength of scrutinizing ideas - and especially faith?" Hirsi Ali asked.

She said Western journalists appeared hesitant to defend free speech - "the very right from which they earn their bread."



Read in entirety at link above

3 comments:

TheBitterAmerican said...

PBS doesn't think so,....

MataHarley said...

Come on now, TrekMed... no oxymorons allowed... like using PBS and "think" in the same sentence! LOL

TheBitterAmerican said...

Sorry,....