Conversations with History: Islam with Tariq Ramadan

Host Harry Kreisler welcomes Oxford University Professor Tariq Ramadan for a discussion of his new book, "What I Believe." Reflecting on the formative experiences of his life, Professor Ramadan traces the influence of his family, his education in Western philosophy and Islamic studies, and the impact of his different careers including high school principal, philosopher, and Islamic scholar. Articulating his commitment to universal principles and resistance to inequality, He analyzes the tensions facing Muslims in an era of globalization as they strive to be fully engaged as citizens committed to Western values. Series: Conversations with History [12/2010] [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 20378]

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[shnoepie1]

My point is that civilizations rise and fall! The West today is the richest and most powerfull block. Whithin a century it will not be, and China will lead the world. Thats how civilzation works.

[shnoepie1]

@roder59 Yes, Westerners are indeed agreat people. Thats why Holocaust, Apartheid, slavery, Hiroshima, segregation, WW 1 and 2, etc. happened. You are truelly a good people! Stop kidding yourself bro, the what know is the West, 1500 years ago was a collection of savage German and Celtic tribes. Italy today is bankrubt, from 200 BC untill 1500 AD it was among the richest of nations. Northern Africa today is shit, during Punic times it was rich and powerfull, as it was in Roman times. Etc, etc

[vantaron2011]

How educative! Impressive speaker with an impressive prowess in speech.

[roder59]

@spectrumnj So naive I was, should have known better. Ramadan is a staunch supporter of terrorist Muslim Brotherhood (grandfather was founder). He is your idol, and like many illiterate,scammed muslim Egyptians you desire an anti-West pure Islamic State (and N Africa and World) . Accordingly, the revolution towards democracy and freedom, initiated by young, educated, intelligent and cosmopolitan Egyptians will be hijacked and redirected to impose Sharia.From looming modernity back to Dark Ages.

[roder59]

@spectrumnj Tell me, what kind of democracy,do you think,are Tunisians,Egyptians and your fellow Moroccans worth? Western-style democracy based on universal human rights and women`s emancipation or (your sunni) Sharia-based "democracy", allowing chopping off limbs, stoning to death, beating wifes, nepotism, corruption etc? Choosing the latter makes you guilty of cynical postmodern culture relativism while living your comfortable life in the US. Should history and religion deny them decent lifes?

[roder59]

@spectrumnj Dream on assuming Islam is compatible with fullgrown democracy and equality of men and women.It`s not coincidence that people in two western-oriented muslim countries, earning huge GDP from western tourists, perceive the blessings of western democracy and implementation of universal basic human rights in politics and society. They are not as bigots and brainwashed as you. Islamic dictatorships are drowned with corruption and nepotism, another reason for revolution.

[spectrumnj]

@roder59 :-D first, I'm Sunni. We don't believe in Taqqiya. you're amusing. The Tunisian revolution was not to get a democracy like yours. The purpose of it is to get rid of a regime backed up and enforced on the Tunisians by the West! Same thing in Egypt. The leaders of North Africa are not friends with their Muslim people. They are friends with the West! Mubarak is America's friends and he is Bush's "good friend." the West needs to stop this hypocrisy of "we want freedom for others..."

[roder59]

@spectrumnj Soon travelling to the "freedom" in Morocco to cooperate with the youth planning to overthrow the government and craving"western-style"democrac­y? In Egypt"western invention"-Twitter and Facebook are blocked to prevent a similar development as in Tunisia.These protesters are not the taqiyya-people like you,they stand up for a better future,struggling against dictatorship in their own country.Something is happening since people perceive the basic human rights in the West from internet.

[MrJazzy1983]

Hitler was a stauch believer in Christianity. Each US president taunts his strong belief in Christianity, but both Hitler and the US regime has been responsible for deaths and suffering for millions of people.

Hitler based on his faith killed six million Jews. Stalin and Mao based on their unbelief in God killed 30-40 million people.

The US regime has been responsible for killing millions of people in Chile, Nicaragua, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan. The Wikileaks war log reports show this.

[roder59]

@Logia1978..another juvenile, homegrown, would be jihadist commenting..sigh.No,Stalin had a totalitarian conviction,like Islam is totalitarian.In Stalin`s case it was communism and his people adored him as their Savior,some do so still.He enthroned himself as God on earth,excusing all his atrocities with the System not with atheism.Atheism uses reason without adoration or revelation.Islam is a dictatorship and perpetrates atrocities in the name of revelation,Stalin did not in the name of atheism