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I Know the Monster
“I know the monster. I have lived in its entrails”. So said Cuban revolutionary and Guantanamero poet, Jose Marti, about the United States in the late nineteenth century. Marti was an outspoken critic of America’s imperialism, racism and rapacious capitalism. But his…
L’Ouest et le monde musulman II
Editor’s Note: In Part I of Ferry de Kerckhove 5 essay on relations between the Muslim world and the West, our former Ambassador to Egypt, Pakistan and elsewhere focused on the largely favourable reception of the growing Muslim population in Canada (not…
L’Ouest et le monde musulman
Quand on me demande de donner un titre de conférence sur des questions liées à l’Islam ou au dialogue des civilisations, je me rends compte de l’ampleur du sujet et de l’impossibilité de cerner le sujet avec toute la précision voulue. Il…
Unholy War: Terror in the Name of Islam
Since it was “discovered” by the West some twenty years ago, Islamic fundamentalism — now more commonly and accurately termed extremist or militant Islam — has been the focus of a myriad of books, articles, lectures and documentaries. Still it remains a…
A History of Islamic Societies
I met Professor Lapidus on only one occasion, in 1969 when he attended a conference held in honour of the 1000th anniversary of the founding of Cairo. For a young graduate student, this was an opportunity to see and meet the illuminati…
The Vatican, Islam, and the Middle East
Critique de Léopold Battel
Kuwait — The New Industry
Although it is a strict Muslim country in most external respects, Kuwait is about to join the ranks of the world’s major wine producers. The casual visitor to Kuwait, noting the conservative Muslim ambience, the absence of vineyards (as well as other…
