Wafa Sultan on al Jazeera…

If you haven’t seen this, it’s worth watching.
The following video is of an appearance by Dr. Wafa Sultan on al Jazeera from approximately six months ago. I received it in email today from a friend and wanted to share it with you because Dr. Sultan makes some outstanding points. In the clip, she asserts that the clash between Muslims and the West is not one of religions, but one of two opposite eras: one backwards (Islam) and one of the future (everyone else).
The following is from Dr. Sultan’s Wikipedia entry:

On February 21, 2006, she spoke from Los Angeles on Al Jazeera, where she argued with the host and Dr. Ibrahim Al-Khouli about the Samuel Huntington Clash of Civilizations theory, scolding Muslims for treating non-Muslims differently and for not recognizing the accomplishments of non-Muslim society, while using its wealth and technology. The video subtitled by MEMRI circulated widely on weblogs and through e-mail.

The New York Times estimated that the video of her appearance was viewed at least one million times as it spread via weblogs and e-mail. Her thesis, described as witnessing “a battle between modernity and barbarism which Islam will lose”, has brought her telephone threats, but also praise from reformers. Her comments, especially a pointed criticism that “no Jew has blown himself up in a German restaurant,” brought her an invitation to Tel Aviv, Israel by the American Jewish Congress.

I think you’ll find it interesting viewing.
The video, syndicated from YouTube, appears below:

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William Smith
ConservativeBlogger.com