tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post3764621029244775809..comments2023-10-02T16:29:40.087+01:00Comments on neo-resistance: Iran's Taliban; Ahmadinejad's Mentor: Freedom is a Satanic temptation ...Najhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17728668942925956610noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-76414748441324484462009-10-21T07:35:29.606+01:002009-10-21T07:35:29.606+01:00Dear Naj,
The three following observations by you...Dear Naj,<br /><br />The three following observations by you on the topic of Islam are – to my mind – highly pertinent/relevant as they escape the notice of non-Iranians and thus are easily overlooked by foreigners/outsiders like me; in addition they are highly reassuring, as well-founded: <br /><br /><br />(1) "I am noticing more and more creative methods implemented by the press to get theGermannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-87598472874604864972009-10-21T06:11:53.969+01:002009-10-21T06:11:53.969+01:00This quote is truly frightening.This quote is truly frightening.KevinScottDChttp://twitter.com/KevinScottDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-58743712482645341702009-10-20T15:06:05.823+01:002009-10-20T15:06:05.823+01:00Kellie,
I can only tell you that I didn't fin...Kellie,<br /><br />I can only tell you that I didn't find any part of the report to be biased or unfair. They even go as far as to suggest that we do not have proof that Ahmadinejad "really" means all the superstitious crap he talks about.<br /><br />I think I would emphasize all of it :)<br /><br />That said, in the past 4 months Iran came to the BRINK of bursting into dangerous Najhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728668942925956610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-24987842917427981712009-10-20T14:46:14.380+01:002009-10-20T14:46:14.380+01:00Naj, I listened to the BBC Radio 4 programme earli...Naj, I listened to the BBC Radio 4 programme earlier and also found it very interesting. As it presented a variety of views, was there any aspect that you'd emphasise agreement with, or even question?<br /><br />I'm thinking particularly of the darkest interpretation of Ahmadinejad's views given by the American interviewee, but also of the question raised later in the programme of kelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03503738414917449549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-35408482833408034072009-10-20T14:36:48.585+01:002009-10-20T14:36:48.585+01:00Dear Naj,
I am completely with you, as of cours...Dear Naj, <br /><br /><br />I am completely with you, as of course you are no doubt right in that respect: <br /><br />That's why I think it is never any good attacking a(ny) religion as such - as you have just proven in other words.Germannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-10234770983544189172009-10-20T14:28:29.320+01:002009-10-20T14:28:29.320+01:00German:
Occidental Europe of all civilizations ha...German:<br /><br />Occidental Europe of all civilizations has been the inheritor and developer of the philosophic rationalistic thinking, a thinking being the inheritance and legacy of genuine and original Oriental Islamic tradition.<br /><br />Well, the rationalistic thinking in Europe declared "god is dead" a few years back, and substituted it with the rational ubermann, and of courseNajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728668942925956610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-90921419080446500632009-10-20T14:25:22.109+01:002009-10-20T14:25:22.109+01:00Naj,
thank you for widening the perspective!Naj, <br /><br />thank you for widening the perspective!Germannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-58020199901575792062009-10-20T14:23:43.277+01:002009-10-20T14:23:43.277+01:00- Post Scriptum -
Occidental Europe of all civil...- Post Scriptum - <br /><br />Occidental Europe of all civilizations has been the inheritor and developer of the philosophic rationalistic thinking, a thinking being the inheritance and legacy of genuine and original Oriental Islamic tradition. <br /><br />How can a(ny) Muslim dare to call the process of tackling and grappling with these ideas, of “taking possession” of the ideas of formerly Germannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-21054819864042590162009-10-20T14:09:57.092+01:002009-10-20T14:09:57.092+01:00German, I may recommend books by Richard Fry (The ...German, I may recommend books by Richard Fry (The Golden Age of Persia) and by David Morgen (Medieval Persia).<br /><br />Also, don't forget the Mesbah's fundamentalism is matched by christian fundamentalism; Jewish fundamentalism, Hindu fundamentalism and etc.Najhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728668942925956610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-19705615831929998452009-10-20T13:58:33.977+01:002009-10-20T13:58:33.977+01:00Dear Naj,
a most likely unanswerable question: ...Dear Naj, <br /><br /><br />a most likely unanswerable question: <br />How come Islamic theologians like the afore-mentioned Mesbah-Yazdi are obsessed with reviving and enforcing on everybody the darkest and most retrograde hours of Islam – and/or - Why don’t they even try but prohibit and ban everyone to take up and resume where the traditions of the Golden Age of Islam had been successful ? – <Germannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-69502109593221447932009-10-20T13:45:13.000+01:002009-10-20T13:45:13.000+01:00Pirouz,
Resistance to "americanization"...Pirouz,<br /><br />Resistance to "americanization" is not one thing that is particular to Iranian Islamists; after the WWII many a european country had the same kind of cultural protectionism, didn't it?<br /><br />And in all fairness; what is wrong with Americanization?<br /><br />Don't get me wrong, I am not an American or American lover. But I am one of those who think Najhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728668942925956610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-5708057275199792312009-10-20T11:57:28.202+01:002009-10-20T11:57:28.202+01:00Sorry for not being more clear. Yes, I understand ...Sorry for not being more clear. Yes, I understand the ideology is not conceptualized in nationalism, and I realize that it excludes significant aspects of Persian history. <br /><br />What I meant was within the context of a cultural globalization- some might go so far as to call this process "Americanization"- elements of Yazdi ideology represent an imposed countermeasure effected uponAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-24117672805488241852009-10-20T11:32:47.209+01:002009-10-20T11:32:47.209+01:00I CANNOT recommend this ENOUGH:
please take a list...I CANNOT recommend this ENOUGH:<br /><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00n80b5" rel="nofollow">please take a listen</a>Najhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728668942925956610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-43668525337480777132009-10-20T10:59:56.527+01:002009-10-20T10:59:56.527+01:00Pirouz,
Forgot to comment on this: Re Quoran; I l...Pirouz,<br /><br />Forgot to comment on this: Re Quoran; I learned it in school and I was kind of good at it too. We had to memorize the verses; and recite them and peopel who memorized more and recited nicely were given prizes. I grew up in a system that kept telling me Quran and Nahjol-balagheh were "beautiful" texts. SO I read them to find beauty. In fact, I looked for "beauty&Najhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728668942925956610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-52356029260194788962009-10-20T10:49:41.770+01:002009-10-20T10:49:41.770+01:00correction: Persian history from HIGHSCHOOL books ...correction: Persian history from HIGHSCHOOL books (not university ones) because they never existed in university books!Najhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728668942925956610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-30892170426959742642009-10-20T10:28:33.528+01:002009-10-20T10:28:33.528+01:00You know, Naj, I defend Iran for a lot of things. ...You know, Naj, I defend Iran for a lot of things. But when it comes to hardline religious ideology, I must confess I am totally baffled by it.<br /><br />I'm at a distinct disadvantage here. As a young student, I actually took the time to read the koran on my own, as a matter of independent study. (Back then, there wasn't a Middle Eastern department at my University.) I read an english Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378687839405064553.post-74604321689166032122009-10-20T08:14:53.628+01:002009-10-20T08:14:53.628+01:00Having read your post quoting some statements by M...Having read your post quoting some statements by Mesbah-Yazdi and having skimmed the Wikipedia entry pertinent to this personality, to his indeed relevant position in Iranian society, to his outlook by adding/giving some further literal quotes one can’t help being aghast, to say the least. <br /><br />That’s really more an ordinary human being can bear being exposed to for a longer period of Germannoreply@blogger.com