There Is No Clash of Civilizations
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Here's some hopeful news on the clash of cultures between Islam and the West: Most people are smart enough to realize there is no clash of cultures. It's a political struggle using religion as a proxy.
A majority of people do not believe that Islam and the West are in a conflict of cultures and that the prevailing tensions are a result of conflict over political power rather than for causes relating to either culture or religion.
A survey by the BBC World Service covering 28,000 people in 27 countries also indicated that most of the people do not believe the conflict could lead to any clash of civilizations. On the contrary, majority of the people -- 56 per cent -- are positive about a common ground that can be found between the western culture and Islam, while only 28 per cent believe violence could ensue as a result of the conflicts.
When repeatedly asked about the causes of the current friction, 52 per cent said they believed these could be the result of political disputes, while 58 per cent said minority groups caused the tensions.
Doug Miller, president of polling company GlobeScan, which conducted the survey for BBC, said the results indicated that there are no prospects of an inevitable and wide-ranging "clash of civilizations." Most people feel the tensions and clashes are the result of political power and interests and not religion or culture, he said.
He also pointed out to the fact that most victims of Islamic intolerance and terrorism are Muslims themselves.
Labels: Islam, Middle East
Posted by B Feiler at 7:05 AM
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