Comments on: Teaching the good guys http://antonyloewenstein.com/blog/2006/02/27/teaching-the-good-guys/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:46:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: edward squire http://antonyloewenstein.com/blog/2006/02/27/teaching-the-good-guys/#comment-779 edward squire Mon, 27 Feb 2006 13:10:37 +0000 http://antonyloewenstein.com/blog/2006/02/27/teaching-the-good-guys/#comment-779 Islamic politics in the Middle East (esp. Egypt) in the second half of the 20thC makes no sense without Qurazy Qutb. It would be a distortion of history to ignore him and his brand of modernist activism. But to <strong>focus </strong>on people like him exclusively would also be a distortion. What ever happened to the boring 'middle way to truth'? Islamic politics in the Middle East (esp. Egypt) in the second half of the 20thC makes no sense without Qurazy Qutb. It would be a distortion of history to ignore him and his brand of modernist activism. But to focus on people like him exclusively would also be a distortion. What ever happened to the boring ‘middle way to truth’?

]]> By: orang http://antonyloewenstein.com/blog/2006/02/27/teaching-the-good-guys/#comment-773 orang Mon, 27 Feb 2006 11:53:04 +0000 http://antonyloewenstein.com/blog/2006/02/27/teaching-the-good-guys/#comment-773 "why would an Australian newspaper contact a well-known US Zionist for a comment on a local matter?" Because they think we're all a bunch of dumb Ockers, as in dumb americans, who are fed a zionist to masquerade as a "Middle East Expert" whenever they need an "expert" to bolster their angle on a piece of news. Because it's The Australian" and it's pro-zionist , and it's islamohating. Pipes, along with IloveMark@Steyn.com are their "special" contributors. “why would an Australian newspaper contact a well-known US Zionist for a comment on a local matter?”

Because they think we’re all a bunch of dumb Ockers, as in dumb americans, who are fed a zionist to masquerade as a “Middle East Expert” whenever they need an “expert” to bolster their angle on a piece of news.

Because it’s The Australian” and it’s pro-zionist , and it’s islamohating. Pipes, along with IloveMark@Steyn.com are their “special” contributors.

]]> By: Agisthos http://antonyloewenstein.com/blog/2006/02/27/teaching-the-good-guys/#comment-768 Agisthos Mon, 27 Feb 2006 09:28:10 +0000 http://antonyloewenstein.com/blog/2006/02/27/teaching-the-good-guys/#comment-768 If they are going to be teaching students about Sayyid Qutb, I sure hope they make them watch the 3 part documentary 'The Power Of Nightmares' If they are going to be teaching students about Sayyid Qutb, I sure hope they make them watch the 3 part documentary ‘The Power Of Nightmares’

]]> By: Progressive_Atheist http://antonyloewenstein.com/blog/2006/02/27/teaching-the-good-guys/#comment-740 Progressive_Atheist Mon, 27 Feb 2006 03:09:01 +0000 http://antonyloewenstein.com/blog/2006/02/27/teaching-the-good-guys/#comment-740 If you're going to teach Qutb in high schools, you may as well teach Osama Bin Laden. But if you're going to teach Islamic extremism, you should also teach Zionist extremism, such as Leo Strauss, or Christian extremism, such as Pat Robertson. I don't really understand why Islamic moderates have been omitted. But why would an Australian newspaper contact a well-known US Zionist for a comment on a local matter? Sounds like a Zionist conspiracy to me. If you’re going to teach Qutb in high schools, you may as well teach Osama Bin Laden. But if you’re going to teach Islamic extremism, you should also teach Zionist extremism, such as Leo Strauss, or Christian extremism, such as Pat Robertson.

I don’t really understand why Islamic moderates have been omitted.

But why would an Australian newspaper contact a well-known US Zionist for a comment on a local matter? Sounds like a Zionist conspiracy to me.

]]> By: Chris C http://antonyloewenstein.com/blog/2006/02/27/teaching-the-good-guys/#comment-739 Chris C Mon, 27 Feb 2006 03:07:59 +0000 http://antonyloewenstein.com/blog/2006/02/27/teaching-the-good-guys/#comment-739 Antony, I actually disagree that the article is saying this. Certainly the headline is inflammatory, but I actually think that Pipes is (atypically) being quite fair towards Islam, suggesting that the syllabus is unfairly representing Islamic thinking through Qutb and Maududi. In general, I think the article is suggesting (rightly IMHO) that the syllabus should have been broader than two predominantly political Islamists. If the syllabus is indeed for religious studies, it is arguable that both of these activists should not even be considered. Antony,

I actually disagree that the article is saying this.

Certainly the headline is inflammatory, but I actually think that Pipes is (atypically) being quite fair towards Islam, suggesting that the syllabus is unfairly representing Islamic thinking through Qutb and Maududi.

In general, I think the article is suggesting (rightly IMHO) that the syllabus should have been broader than two predominantly political Islamists.

If the syllabus is indeed for religious studies, it is arguable that both of these activists should not even be considered.

]]> By: captain http://antonyloewenstein.com/blog/2006/02/27/teaching-the-good-guys/#comment-737 captain Mon, 27 Feb 2006 03:05:15 +0000 http://antonyloewenstein.com/blog/2006/02/27/teaching-the-good-guys/#comment-737 <blockquote>This “expert” would criticise the teaching of the Koran.</blockquote> Sorry Ant, <b>where was it exactly that he criticised the teaching of the Koran?</b> Or is the truth of your assertion irrelevant?

This “expert” would criticise the teaching of the Koran.

Sorry Ant, where was it exactly that he criticised the teaching of the Koran? Or is the truth of your assertion irrelevant?

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