Babylon & Beyond
Observations from Iraq, Iran, Israel, the Arab world and beyond
The clash of civilizations between the Islamic world and the West isn’t over — it never began, according to a group of top-notch scholars gathered in Beirut last week.
The scholars from around the world convened at the American University of Beirut to discuss the future of engagement between the Islamic world and the West in a forum sponsored by the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center.
“It’s more appropriate to talk about a clash of ignorances,” said Ali Asani of Harvard University. “People tend to paint each other with one color, with one brush stroke, as simplistic caricatures in utter humiliation.”
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