The Globe and Mail: Islamophobia: We need to accept the ‘other'
Karen Armstrong reflects on the divisions between the Muslim world and the West.
"We now know what can happen when unexamined prejudice is allowed free rein. 9/11 was a terrible crime. But if it has stained the reputation of Islam, Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib have equally tainted the image of the West. Islamophobia is also a violation of essential Western values: tolerance, liberalism and egalitarianism. Founded on fear and ignorance, it also flies in the face of Western rationalism. We have created a global market in which, whether we like it or not, we’re interconnected as never before. If we want a peaceful, stable and sustainable world, we have to learn to live with those we instinctively regard as “other'."
"Islamophobia: We need to accept the ‘other, '" March 26, 2012.
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