| | Dean: Your posts are always polite, reasonable and constructive. I agree very much that we should distinguish between Fundamentalists and moderates. I just hope that perceived moderates are truly moderate. An interesting movie, "Not Without My Children," tells of a moderate Iranian-American docter who returns to Iran with his American wife. Under the influence of his family and culture, he morphs into a beast. At the end of this excellent film, have a tissues on hand.
Marcus: Your site was interesting and relevant. Whether or not the story went down exactly as described, it reminds me of thousands (millions?) of similar incidents. Muslim society is a hunting ground for feminists looking for a just cause.
William: It was a pleasure meeting you in Schenectady. The influence of cinema indeed gives us some hope, as does the internet. Many Muslim students are sick and tired of the religious police who make life miserable for anyone seeking 'forbidden' pleasures, such as alcohol. These students might be reachable. After all, many Objectivists (myself included) were religious teenagers.
Nevertherless, Islam has built-in components that are antithetical to reason, individualism, freedom, etc. The question remains: Is there a realistic chance that moderate, peaceful, courageous Muslims will prevail, given their dangerous surroundings for dissent? I forgot who said, "It is dangerous to be right when the governement is wrong.
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