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**boXGWf04** · 12-02-2007, 05:11 AM

I think that one of the causes of conflict between Islam and the West is that in the Islamic world (north Africa, Middle East, etc) there is a deeply-held view of 'respect' which does not exist in the West. After the Danish cartoons affair, one leading Muslim cleric said on the radio, 'we are entitled to respect': in the West, you are not, as section 29J makes clear, and you have to accept the rough and tumble of a multiplicity of ideas, some of which may cause deep offence.

It is the opposite of humility. It isn't about giving respect, but demanding it...or else!

12-02-2007, 05:11 AM	#7
boXGWf04 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 505 Senior Member	I think that one of the causes of conflict between Islam and the West is that in the Islamic world (north Africa, Middle East, etc) there is a deeply-held view of 'respect' which does not exist in the West. After the Danish cartoons affair, one leading Muslim cleric said on the radio, 'we are entitled to respect': in the West, you are not, as section 29J makes clear, and you have to accept the rough and tumble of a multiplicity of ideas, some of which may cause deep offence. It is the opposite of humility. It isn't about giving respect, but demanding it...or else!
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