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Islamic values, beliefs and Western liberalism

Iain Edgar, Lauren Booth, Maryam Namazie.

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Islam is the most widely discussed religion in the West. Is its 'success' due to its beliefs, its certainty or its function as a political force? Are Islamic values compatible with western liberalism and should we be weary of or embrace its influence?

 

Journalist, reality TV star and Muslim convert Lauren Booth, Islam scholar Iain Edgar and Director of the Ex-Muslim Council Maryam Namazie examine the reasons behind Islam's success.

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Jackie Moore on 19/11/2011 4:31am

Lauren Booth's mother was Jewish. Why does she lie about that? Afraid to scare Muslims audiences?

Jane Smith on 18/11/2011 4:14pm

Maryam seemed out of place? For what? Actually telling the truth, especially as an ex-Muslim?

Lauren Booth is a fame-hungry bankrupt failure with daddy issues. That's why she became a Muslim. Any woman who converts to Islam has personal issues, and needs a psychologist not an imam. I'm glad there are people like Maryam (who knows what she's talking about) to call her out. This is sadly needed in England, which bends over backwards and tolerates all kinds of Muslim nonsense.

The rest of Europe (France, Switzerland, the Netherlands) are finally waking up. I hope England does too one day, and it will be people like Maryam who need to knock some sense into English people.

Paul Braterman on 23/07/2011 1:38am

Lauren Booth needs a history lesson if she thinks that throughout its long lifee Moorish Spain was a haven of tolerance. Check out Almohads, the people who sent Maimonides' family fleeing for their lives (to Cairo).

Barbara Rice on 13/07/2011 10:50pm

So sad that Islam has been misrepresented in this way - Lauren's speech really resonated with me. Maryam seemed out of place in quite a high level discussion

Sam Salerno on 13/07/2011 8:07pm

Let us recognize that no all catholics are not pedophiles, but most of these priests have gotten away with their crimes and continue to get away with their crimes. And the pope himself is covering up for these pedophiles. In the same way moderate muslim is doing nothing about Islamism. People are still being stoned. Woman are still worth less than men. And children are still treated like animals. So Maryams argument is absolutely correct.

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