[Breitbart IS] TEL AVIV ‐ The Arab and Muslim world will remain in the dark ages unless it confronts the reason for its culture of hate, a Saudi columnist wrote in Al Arabiya last week, and claimed that the rise of what he termed the "extremist right-wing" in the West is a reaction to Islamic extremism.
The Saudi columnist, Mohammed Al-Shaikh, previously has espoused views supportive of President Donald Trump.
In his latest column, Al-Shaikh begins by noting that had Europeans not subjected their medieval beliefs and attitudes to critical analysis, "They would still be repeating priestly statements that call for violence and base them on sectarian and religious pillars."
According to Al-Shaikh, the Arab and Muslim world is still stuck at the juncture the West left behind during the Enlightenment, with a belief system based on emotion and not on logic, reason and facts. |