"Honestly, we do not hate the Jewish people. We do not blame them for what they do. They are victims just like we are. They are here in this place because, for centuries, nowhere else in the world would accept them. Like us, they are trying to claim a home in a place that they have been distant from for so long. I can honestly say that I do not know what I would do if I were in their position. Considering that, I have to say that I admire Jewish activists far more than Palestinian ones. Palestinian activists are fighting for themselves, but Jewish activists give up so much for a people that isn’t theirs."

— Palestinian-Israeli on the Jewish people

The Horror. Extremism, utter intolerance and a complete disrespect for women can come from any religious tradition. Pat Robertson does it again…

[Rough Summary]

Q: My wife has a real problem. She has no respect for me as head of the house. She insults me and even went as far as stretching her hand to beat me. Her words hurt…please tell me what I can do…

A: Well you could become a Muslim, then you could beat her…He can’t let her get away with this stuff. She is a rebellious child who doesn’t want to submit to any authority. I don’t think we condone wife-beating these days but something has got to be done to make her respect you as head of the house. You have a 13 year old in a 30 year old woman’s body. What can you do with that? You can’t divorce her according to Scripture… so move to Saudi Arabia.

People to Know in the Discourse on Fundamentalism

Al-Farabi

Henry Corbin

Nicholas of Cusa

“The fact that certain views are held as religious truth does not automatically impose upon the rest of us the burden of respecting them.

Muslim philosopher Al-Farabi, in his treatise on the perfect state, describes revealed religion as symbolizing truth. We err when we take religion’s symbols to be ends in themselves and think that our obligation to pursue truth is satisfied by the performance of ritual or the veneration of a prophet…The perfect state is founded on the principle of justice that religion teaches us through its symbols, and that is demonstrable through philosophy.”

RAMADAN

Huffington Post: An elderly woman’s good intentions and amateur brush strokes damage the the Ecce Homo mural

“The once-dignified portrait now resembles a crayon sketch of a very hairy monkey in an ill-fitting tunic.”

food for thought. clever or offensive?

food for thought. clever or offensive?

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1947 ID card for a Jewish individual in Palestine.

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