All the more reason for those people who are interested in democracy… to study the history of democracy, all the way from ancient Athens to the Roman Senate, to the British parliament, to the French Enlightenment, to the American founding fathers, to Abraham Lincoln.
The excitement of democracy sort of slows down after that, for westerners, but the Muslim world is still unable to deal with the lessons… of ancient Athens.
And more to the shame of the Muslim world: the only reason we know of the history of Athenian democracy is because Arab Muslims had copied down the ancient manuscripts and preserved them for the entire world.
Those kinds of Muslims are in short supply today.
Though there are plenty of young Muslims who understand the historical significance, there is a lack of young Muslims with the moral courage akin to any of those in democracy’s universal history to step up to the challenge of democratic practices (not democracy’s ideals, mind you: just practices).
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"If I don't have the freedom to disbelieve, I cannot believe."
— Abdullahi An-Na'im
"Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a god; because, if there be one, he must approve the homage of reason rather than of blind-folded fear."
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All the more reason for those people who are interested in democracy… to study the history of democracy, all the way from ancient Athens to the Roman Senate, to the British parliament, to the French Enlightenment, to the American founding fathers, to Abraham Lincoln.
The excitement of democracy sort of slows down after that, for westerners, but the Muslim world is still unable to deal with the lessons… of ancient Athens.
And more to the shame of the Muslim world: the only reason we know of the history of Athenian democracy is because Arab Muslims had copied down the ancient manuscripts and preserved them for the entire world.
Those kinds of Muslims are in short supply today.
Though there are plenty of young Muslims who understand the historical significance, there is a lack of young Muslims with the moral courage akin to any of those in democracy’s universal history to step up to the challenge of democratic practices (not democracy’s ideals, mind you: just practices).
But I must admit Drima is an exception.
(And I’m not being sarcastic.)
‘because Arab Muslims had copied down the ancient manuscripts and preserved them for the entire world.’
GULP! This is closer to the truth about that historical scam.
http://www.ninevehsoft.com/fiorina.htm
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