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To: jayhawk969 who wrote (45647)	3/4/2004 1:13:02 AM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Respond to of 50167

Prince Hassan's desire to bridge the gulf of misunderstanding between peoples of different religions - particularly the Jews, Christians and Muslims - finds expression in his rather slender but highly readable book "Christianity in the Arab World". In a prefatory note, he writes: "The present book is essentially a Muslim Arab tribute to the Christian Arabs, perhaps long overdue. What still remains overdue, however, is a Christian European tribute to Islam done in the same positive spirit. It is by such exchanges of tribute, supplementing the ongoing Christian-Muslim dialogue, that the cause of interfaith and inter-cultural understanding in the world can best be promoted and served." Declining to say anything about individual politicians involved in the Middle East crisis - "one of our problems today is the personalization of politics," - he says that in both Israel and the occupied territories polls show that people are still committed to a comprehensive and regional peace. "But you get to a situation where leaders are locked in confrontation, partly the creation of historic baggage and the rhetoric that goes with it. You also have fundamentalists and extremists. You have Christian Evangelists on one side, Jewish fundamentalists on the other side and our own Islamist fanatics - whatever the term means - on the other. Extremists have polarized each other to the point where the majority of the sane is intimidated or marginalized". dawn.com

To: jayhawk969 who wrote (45647)	3/4/2004 3:09:45 AM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50167

A serious article with a funny twist: The flavor is suggested by Weaver’s account in her recent book Pakistan: In the Shadow of Jihad and Afghanistan. She describes her visit to the largest madrassa (or seminary) in the frontier province, which is among the most militant in Pakistan. "What do you think of Osama bin Laden?" she asked the seminary’s chancellor, Maulana Sami ul-Hag. "What do you think of Abraham Lincoln?" came the response. It is obvious that America’s encounter with the Pashtuns, the remarkable people living on both sides of the Afghan frontier, has barely begun. Zachary Latif 16:52