Islam and the West: A Conversation with Jacques Derrida
Review of Metaphysics, The › Vol. 62 Nbr. 4, June 2009
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In the course of the dialogue, Chérif tells us that Islamic scholars, unlike Samuel P. Huntington and Bernard Lewis, reject the notion that there is a clash of cultures between Islam and the West. The silent majorities of moderate Muslims, he is convinced, condemn the use of religion for political purposes and are opposed to the misguided and fanatical extremists who act in the name of Islam.
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Islam and the West: A Conversation with Jacques Derrida
CHÉRIF, Mustapha. Islam and the West: A Conversation with Jacques Derrida, originally published as L'Islam et l'occident, translated by Teresa L. Fagan. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2008. xxii + 114 pp. Cloth, $19.00. - ...
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