Alguns podcasts que achei interessantes, contrabalançando um pouco a tendência geral pós 11/9/2001, pós-Dawkins/Hitchens
“Voices from the Moderate Muslim MajorityAli S. Asani, professor, Indo-Muslim culture, Harvard
Mona Eltahawy, reporter
Jeff Jacoby, columnist, Boston Globe
The world's 1.4 billion Muslims encompass an enormous range of beliefs and practices, a world of cultures from Arab to post-Soviet to Indian to American, and a wide spectrum of movements from liberal progressive to Islamist. However, today's headlines all too often highlight the familiar stories of violence and extremism within the Islamic world. Is religion truly the driving force behind these actions? Where is the space for voices of the moderate majority to be heard? In our country, where many became acquainted with Islam only in the context of September 11th, how can we better understand this major world religion? Ali Asani and Mona Eltahawy explore the tensions within modern Islam and how we can better understand them.
Ali S. Asani is professor of the Practice of Indo-Muslim Languages and Culture at Harvard University, and member of the board of directors of the American Islamic Congress; Mona Eltahawy is an award-winning New York-based journalist and commentator, and international lecturer on Arab and Muslim issues. Moderated by Jeff Jacoby, Boston Globe columnist.
Presented in collaboration with the Old South Meeting House as part of the Partners in Public Dialogue Series.
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http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=3372
Why Can't We Talk About Islam? (The Brian Lehrer Show: Wednesday, 19 March 2008)Eboo Patel, executive director of the Interfaith Youth Core, discusses his autobiography Acts of Faith: The Story of an American Muslim, the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation (Beacon, 2007). We also get his thoughts on the role religion is playing in the Presidential campaign, and his reaction to Barack Obama's speech yesterday on race and the Reverend Jeremiah Wright.
http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc_bl/~3/254061236/95232
IG: Inside the Brain of a Prophetvia The Infidel Guy Show by infidelguy@infidelguy.com on 10/4/07
Dr. Masud Ansari is our guest to discuss his latest book, "The Psychology of Mohammed: Inside the Brain of a Prophet". Dr. Ansari hold graduate degrees from the University of Tehran and George Washington University and has written over 30 books on Islam and the Koran. He will offer us his unique perspective on Islam as well as give us insight into the current situation in Iran.
http://infidelguy.libsyn.com/post_id=263128#
Speaking for Islamvia The University of Nottingham Podcasts on 3/14/08
He's been branded a Muslim apologist by his critics, but in this exclusive podcast, Professor John Esposito defends his work and views on the relationship between the West and the Islamic world.
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/podcasts/details/08_03_John_Esposito.php
Alguns pontos especificamente interessantes de modo geral foram:- Numa pesquisa, 93% (ou aproximadamente isso) dos muçulmanos ao redor do mundo reprovam o terrorismo -- lembrando que há quem aprove o terrorismo mesmo sem ser muçulmano, como muitos esquerdistas/americofóbicos, que provavelmente invejam a Al Qaeda por não terem pensado no ataque de 11 de setembro antes;
- há uma grande variação de condutas muçulmanas, desde a mais exposta como islamismo em si, as versões mais radicais, mas isso seria como reduzir o cristianismo aos crentes que negam a medicina, transfusões de sangue, e obrigam as mulheres a ficarem quietas em casa sem cortar os cabelos e sem poder usar calças;
- tanto o corão quanto a bíblia tem um monte de passagens escabrosas, pró-violência, e as religiões que tem esses livros como base não seguem uniformemente esses trechos, é um fenômeno normal da religião que os livros não sejam seguidos tão ao pé-da-letra;
- há ao mesmo tempo, techos largamente ignorados por quem argumenta contra o islamismo, onde por exemplo, todos os religiosos cristãos, judeus e maometanos são considerados "muçulmanos" (submissos à deus), e inclusive em que falam bem de cristãos e judeus.
Isso não significa que qualquer religião preste ou que os livros sejam realmente bons, e que não existam críticas válidas.
Em breve, provavelmente haverão mais abordagens de temas sobre maometanismo, sociedade, democracia e terrorismo nas minhas recomendações de podcasts (na assinatura)