Douthat on Moderate Islam, Eurabia
Just dug up this thought-provoking pair of posts from Ross Douthat on moderate Islam and Eurabia, or the concept of European Islamification. Consider these part of the level-headed, rarefied side of conservative criticism in the Ground Zero mosque controversy.
It would be nice, however, if level-headed commentary did not include the usage of loaded and provocative terms like "Eurabia" in article titles. And placing a question mark at the end of the header doesn't excuse that either.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment. The term Eurabia is borrowed from the Douthat piece, though "Eurabia" within quotations would have been more diplomatic.
Here's another non-grammatically-sensitive use of the word, this time from author Justin Vaisse, who's got some serious Islam-studies bona fides, and some insightful critique of the alarmist message espoused by some regarding Islam's presence in Europe.
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/01/04/eurabian_follies
Where is the question mark at the end of the header?
Will
...Ahh, the Question Mark. I followed that link. I pledge not to use the Fox News-style ? any more than sparingly.
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