Tag Archives: Tariq Ramadan

return of the rat patrol

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Dave

The desert rats. The old jaunty Monty bagging the straggler in Rommel’s contingent in the shifting dunes. Lawrence of Arabia, that envelope pushing Orientalist and the legacy of Western firepower, destruction, albeit so solidly revealed as the path of the … Continue reading →

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rambam: mono( theism) in surround sound

Posted on June 2, 2012 by Dave

Accusations of prophecy both true and false, fly fast and furious. The jabbing and sparring, the parrying of the opponent in preparation for the great revelation from some ultimate message, messianic of sorts, which will reveal for once and for … Continue reading →

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tinkling the ivory: recital in the seraglio

Posted on June 2, 2012 by Dave

Travel hint: Don’t mock Islamic beliefs about Paradise. Not even a John Milton connection about Paradise Lost. There are laws in Paradise, and its no place some some funky anarchist. Screw the Enlightenment. More Heidegger and less Voltaire. Although in … Continue reading →

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