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Influence of the Arab Spring

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    Author Irshad Manji on her new book and the Islamic revolution taking place in the Middle East.

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And spreading how much of slow slow.

About there were -- commercial bonds and their borders -- all Lauderdale law of the courage to reconcile.

In terms of redemption should she -- some sort of old clunkers.

A batch of us all wrong there's about villagers -- about America's.

Support.

Israel.

Certainly -- a good deal that you -- at least politically in rhetorically and many Muslims have said to me -- -- -- if that issue just got resolved and of course resolved can be defined in various ways including.

Wiping Israel off the map which is clearly not something I support I support a two state solution.

But those Muslims who say to -- -- of only Israel Palestine was resolved.

Everything would be just fine.

And I remind them that that's simply not true.

That anti semitism has run rampant within our religion well before the Jewish State of Israel was created an -- Donald go one step further.

I provide we searched that -- always that way before you know American imperialism.

As many Muslims would call it.

Will the forty European colonialism in general took off.

We Muslims have been bludgeoning each -- freedoms and declaring martial law on one another.

So the days that we -- keep you know sticking our fingers at the outside world and seeing all of you out there.

Are responsible for all of our communities -- because that's simply not true.

We've got a cop to.

Our own crap -- saw -- revolution.

And Egypt and some of those other countries.

Was widely interpreted.

By some in -- country and America to be you you know a move toward democracy.

And it -- city then -- countries like to Egypt.

All the Muslim Brotherhood -- and what does that mean.

-- they actually happened prevailed yet and it remains to be seen whether the brotherhood will prevail.

It might we just don't know and it would be I think premature to say that democracy has failed we all know in.

Anybody who remembers you know -- history about the French -- -- -- both the French yes but also via never American revolution.

Knows that democracy is a process and not a result.

And it takes a lot of courage over gilts -- couple essential release in order to a ride that.

-- -- points like the United States -- I think I just humanize this Arab uprising for your listeners and viewers -- Talking about anti semitism.

You know I remember being in not -- in 20056.

Years ago.

At what we're then the biggest anti government demonstrations.

And what I saw there was the very opposite of anti semitism.

I saw love for all kinds of people and I'll give you a quick example I hung out with a -- to democracy activists after one of the protest.

And a Muslim woman cleaner twenties came up to me to say your shadow I know -- from the television interviews you've done -- around the world.

And I also know that you give advice to young Muslims -- You know I tell you I've fallen in love with the Jewish men.

And I don't feel the need to leave my faith of Islam in order to pursue the love of my life this -- But I don't know how to tell my parents.

Asked can you advise me on how to do that.

Don't -- is is that this is a generation.

Of plural lists of people you know coo who who love diversity.

And -- the ones that we have to keep our eye on not the older folks who you know may still be stuck in some tribal wind -- This is a new generation and that's what a lot liberty and love is all about it's to give to -- the how to reconcile got.

With freedom and ultimately with lot of -- want -- only -- She always is -- -- -- -- that is.

It did joust or altered Bartow swelled thanks for taking -- under.

There are programs finalists are under a lot of times so we can chat again -- or so bonds -- her books called all of liberty and law of the currency reconcile faith and freedom they'll -- -- -- bookstores everywhere -- on arsenal all of sort of -- lament the spousal.

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