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"Tradition?? The only good traditions are food traditions. The rest are repressive."

"There are two ways to think. The first is to trust to your ancestors, your religious leaders, or your charismatic professors. The second is to question, to challenge, to explore history for meanings, and to analyze issues. This latter is called Critical Thinking, and it is this that is the mission of my web site. "

Dr. Laina Farhat-Holzman  

September 2001

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? Islam. Islam itself is not a one-size-fits-all religion. The religion is responsible for the general lack of modernization in all Muslim-majority countries, but this backwardness depends upon the literalness of the believers. In all Muslim-majority countries, the educated sectors tend to be less literal, less accepting of religion and politics being one, and much more interested in joining the Western developed world.

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