Close examination and study of these experiences leads but to one sole conclusion: we are dealing with a complex, deeply rooted malaise. Its dimensions are manifold: cultural, religious, linguistic and therefore, a fortiori, strongly identity-related. It cuts across all social sectors, all classes, and all trends of thought, from secularists to Islamists and from atheists to believers, whether observant or not. The attraction-repulsion complex vis-Ã -vis the West is not new; it existed even before the colonial period. It has created an ambiguous relationship in which imaginations are fascinated and attracted by the now-global western culture, while the same force of attraction is rejected by the analytical, cultural and ethical conscience that is experienced as self-dispossession, colonisation and on occasion as the violence of cultural rape. The aspirations and contradictions that have arisen must be acknowledged, as they can be enlisted as a driving force for liberation movement, or become obstacles that paralyse societies by trapping them in sterile confrontations that perpetuate the identity crisis rather than solving it.
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that seized control of minds, a true colonisation of human intelligence.
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Lemme teach you some Islamic ......Gazals ??
[/quote] be a proud muslim , but dont defend the arabs especially the saudis and the Quataris . These rulers are in cohoots with the Zionists . The four most progressive muslim countries in the middle east where other religions co exist with Islam , where women had some rights were attacked or are threatened by the Zionist, backed by Saudi Arabia.
These countries are SYRIA , IRAN , LIBYA and IRAQ.
The mouthpiece of warmongering against these countries are Rupert Murdoc owned news media and 10% of Newscorp is owned by a Saudi prince
