Teemu notes that the ZMag article saying, "We are
however helpfully reminded that in the paradigm
of " “Islam” against “the West” ... offers a clash
of incommensurable abstractions, in which so much
is left out..."
Maybe one of the things left out is historical
context. Anybody remember reading about the Grand
Mufti of Jerusalem seeking refuge in Hitler's Berlin.
There's a photo of the Grand Mufti and Der Fuehrer
making cozy at:
http://www.palestinefacts.org/pf_mandate_grand_mufti.php
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