THE WEST AND ITS OTHER: LITERARY RESPONSES TO 9/11 MOHAN G. RAMANAN University of Hyderabad mohan1949@rediffmail.com 125 Terror is now a part of our lives. Whether it is the bombing of defenceless villages in Afghanistan or Iraq‚ or the slaying of Daniel Pearl‚ terror is perpetrated by different people for different purposes. Terror is the employment of strategies to instill fear and insecurity in the victim. This can be achieved by the deliberate targeting of women and children as
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The Human Nature Perspectives of Quakers and Fundamentalists The main argument for the dissimilarities between Quakerism and Fundamentalism is their particular beliefs regarding human nature‚ specifically on what human nature vitally is. Quakers place an emphasis on what they term “the divine Light within”‚ while Fundamentalists put emphasis on human nature’s sinful ways. Their opposing views regarding human nature lead to an interesting debate on theology and consequently the way humans behave
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thinking that opposes modernism or any sort of progressive beliefs about religion and social topics. Rejecting modern beliefs does not particularly make fundamentalist group violent. Whilst the item mentions ‘they reject modern interpretations o faith as having lost their ways because teachings have been watered down’ this supports the idea that fundamentalist groups tend to oppose anything that challenges their religious interpretations and opinions. There are various characteristics of fundamentalism;
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important for fundamentalist‚ beliefs which Marsden also makes repeated mention of and rightly so‚ to a large degree‚ the confrontation over evolution became one of the more public aspects of the Fundamentalist fight against modernism and theological liberalism. To that end‚ Marsden appropriately focuses much of his discussion on the engagement of fundamentalism with evolution and science. Moreover‚ he reveals the often divisive nature of evolution particularly in regards to noted fundamentalist scholars
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that polar opposition poses to pro-gay rhetors. Scourge rhetoric incorporating references to children presented a troubling persuasion dilemma for lesbian and gay rhetors. First‚ reference to child molestation is a powerful visceral weapon in the fundamentalist arsenal. Second‚ it plays into traditional stereotypes of gays‚ recalling old social knowledge of lesbian and gay persons to stymie the attempt to create new knowledge. Third‚ the focus on the consequences of gayness enabled anti-gay rhetors to
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veil‚ is astonishing. Through looking at the works of Leila Ahmed’s A Quiet Revolution and Sadek Hamid’s “The Attraction of Authentic Islam‚” this spread of traditional values proves to be true and surprising at the same time. Salafists are fundamentalists who strive to retreat back to the traditional ways of Islam. Hamid’s article discusses Salafism and its effect on Islams in the early 90s until present day. The article explores why these young British youth are embracing this kind of Islam. The
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Iran through the point of view of a child who questions the most fundamental practices and assumptions of Islam. Growing in a household that frowns upon the dictates of Islamic fundamentalism at a time when there is a growing presence of Islamic fundamentalists‚ the point of view in the graphic book offers a different look into the local Islamic movement in Iran. Through that perspective‚ my understanding is that the movement placed the people within the limits of a religious fence that does not give
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by Martin Kramer | | |In principle‚ no contradiction. Practice is something different. | | | |
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Fundamentalism may arise as a response to modernization and rationalization‚ insisting on faith-based answers‚ and defending tradition by using traditional grounds.” Fundamentalists believe that their view is only one true view of the world which leaves no room for ambiguity and that this is the true correct belief (Giddens‚ 2009). Fundamentalist ideas are ideas based on what is thought to be the one ‘essential truth’. Throughout fundamentalism‚ there are different strains of thought with regards how to
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great popularity in the first decade of the twenty first century. Despite this point many faiths‚ apart from Islam‚ like the Christian‚ Jewish‚ Buddhist‚ and Hindu have those within their respective memberships who can be classed as fundamentalists. Fundamentalists are staunch believers and (as they see themselves) upholders of doctrines within their respective faiths they perceive to be beyond question. It is thus their unconscious duty to defend their core beliefs against all antithetical ideas
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