British author Salman Rushdie, seen here in July 2005, said the West had failed to grasp the extent to which Islamic extremism was rooted in men's fear of women's sexuality.(AFP/File/Mauricio Lima)
Posted on 01/18/2006 8:31:37 PM PST by NormsRevenge
BERLIN (AFP) - British author Salman Rushdie said the West had failed to grasp the extent to which Islamic extremism was rooted in men's fear of women's sexuality.
Rushdie told German weekly magazine Stern that his latest novel, "Shalimar the Clown", dealt with the deep anxiety felt among many Islamic men about female sexual freedom and lost honor.
When asked if the book drew a link between "Islamic terror and damaged male honor", Rushdie said he saw it as a crucial, and often overlooked, point.
"The Western-Christian world view deals with the issues of guilt and salvation, a concept that is completely unimportant in the East because there is no original sin and no savior," he said, in comments printed in German.
"Instead, great importance is given to 'honor'. I consider that to be problematic. But of course it is underestimated how many Islamists consciously or unconsciously attempt to restore lost honor."
When asked why he probed the issues in his new novel in the context of a love triangle, he said: "It has a lot to do with sexual fear of women."
Rushdie, 58, said that much of the anger toward the West was provoked by that split on sexual issues.
"(It is) because Western societies do not veil their women. Because they do not defuse this potential danger," he said.
The Indian-born Rushdie, who lives in New York with his fourth wife Padma Lakshmi, told Stern that he has lived without security protection for seven or eight years.
"I go where I please," he said. "I went to India often in the last few years, which I enjoyed."
Rushdie was forced into hiding after the late Iranian spiritual leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa, or religious edict, in 1989, calling for his execution because of alleged blasphemy and apostasy in his novel "The Satanic Verses".
The author had a 2.8-million-dollar bounty placed on his head by a Tehran-based foundation.
British author Salman Rushdie, seen here in July 2005, said the West had failed to grasp the extent to which Islamic extremism was rooted in men's fear of women's sexuality.(AFP/File/Mauricio Lima)
Beat me by less than a minute!
So what does he propose? That we sexually liberate Arab countries to end their suicidal ways? Maybe we need to drop dildos so that the men will get jealous and spend more time pleasing their wives/girlfriends than blowing themselves up.
Well, when you already have 1 fatwa upon you, you may as well start a collection of them. Go Salman! GO!
I wonder if female "circumcision" related to Islam's fear of women's sexuality?
Apparently, Mr Rushdie likes to live his life running from machete wielding Arabs.
It happens... next time. ;-)
Salman, do you have a death wish?
Either he's dumber than we think, or he thinks we're dumber than we think.
(....got that?)
Leni
Wasn't this obvious?
I wouldn't get all excited about Rushdie. He may hate Islam, but he's still a liberal.
Yes.
I figured out that Muslims had sexual problems quite a while ago just from reading FR and I'm not a psychologist.
Do squishy lefties think about much of anything other than sex?
I believe the concept of "lost honor" is the key here, rather than severe cases of Little Dickism (although I'm sure there's a lot of that going around too.)
I've never seen it explicitly stated, but I suspect that many Muslim men are more concerned that their wives and daughters be veiled, rather than that random Muslim females or Western women be veiled. If other men commit adultery in their hearts with "their" women, they have lost their honor, and must take revenge. The women are handiest and easiest to punish. Of course the whole society has to enforce the standards of modesty, or individual men won't be able to make "their" women toe the line and cover up their female identity. Thus the attacks on random women who dare to expose female faces or shapes.
I can only say, if I were a Muslim woman rather than an American, I'd be severely tempted to post naked pictures of myself (with the face obscured) on the internet, thereby cuckholding my assinine, dictatorial "husband" as many times as possible.
Which explains the success of the West.
Incoming fatwa!
bookmk ping , and great post theDentist,
two yrs ago,right before Thanksgiving on a dreary NYC day
Salman was walking toward me on West 44th St
baseball hat,sunglasses,huge overcoat
I stuck out my hand as I greeted him with "Hey Baby"
he slapped me five , made my week
I wonder, just what is Karen's approach?
What do you think? Interesting I thought.
When you follow a cult started by a pedophile, you get what you deserve.
You will recall that one of the early acts in this past few years US terror activity was the release of Anthrax at a newspaper which killed at least one person. That building housed the tabloid "Globe".
A few weeks before that attack I read an article in the "Globe" explaining why Osama was so anti-American. One reason they said was that an American women he dated, deeply insulted his "manhood". At the time I remember thinking, oh boy, Osama isn't going to like this. Then a few weeks latter, poff, Anthrax.
Girls/woman, all I can say is let em down easy, be kind. You may start the next war if you don't.
oh come on go ahead and post them anyway!If you do not post them on the internet you can just go ahead and freepmail me the pics :-D
This is pretty much the key to understanding pretty much all of the problems of the Arab Mideast. Take the Arab-Israeli conflict - much of it stems from the "dishonor" of having Muslim lands ruled by "infidels".
Maybe they need a telethon to find a cure for premature jihadulation..
Drop 'shrinking' gas over Iran, for starters.
Sounds reasonable to me.....
Ping!
Animals.
Ever see "Kentucky Fried Movie"? This guy reminds me of the thrill seeker... Dons a helmet and hockey armor...runs into a mosque and yells "Dunecoons" and hauls rectum out the door with turbans in chase.
I too have a sexual fear of Islamics. They multiply like maggots.
Actually maggots grow up one day. Jihadi's don't.
That is not so much an Islamic thing as an African one. Islamics in the rest of the world don't do it.
I like you already....lol
Religions based on control of women's sex organs tend toward the totalitarian. Salman Rushdie's right on this one...
And what if they enjoy it so much they go and enjoy it with someone else? What if they enjoy it with someone else more than they enjoy it with me?
"The Western-Christian world view deals with the issues of guilt and salvation, a concept that is completely unimportant in the East”
It is critical to remember that in Islam you can’t simply ask Allah for forgiveness, he requires action not remorse. Mohammed was a prophet not a savior so you can’t ask him for forgiveness or salvation either.
However the Koran does offer a path to salvation and redemption through jihad. Engaging in jihad is the only way to be forgiven for all your past sins.
This is an often an overlooked element of Islam, but it does explain some things .
Absolutely.
Carolyn
There are too many "coincidences" connecting some of the 9-11 bunch with that anthrax attack, just as there are also too many connections with Middle-Eastern types and the OKC bombing.
You must've forgotten the sarcasm tag. For what other purpose could it be used?
Maybe it is just better off that the women lie about the pleasure, anyway.
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Excerpts: Islamic extremism sex rooted.
+++THE DAILY STAR (Lebanon) 19 Jan.'06
"West underestimates sexual fear among Islamists says Rushdie" by Agence France Presse
QUOTES FROM TEXT:
"Rusdie says the West has failed to grasp the extent to which Islamic extremism was rooted in men's fear of women's sexuality"
"When asked if (his) book drew a link between 'Islamic terror and damaged male honor,' Rushdie said he saw it as a crucial, and often overlooked, point,"
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FULL TEXT:
BERLIN: British author Salman Rushdie said the West had failed to grasp the extent to which Islamic extremism was rooted in men's fear of women's sexuality, in an interview to be published Thursday. Rushdie told German weekly magazine Stern that his latest novel, "Shalimar the Clown," dealt with the deep anxiety felt among many Islamic men about female sexual freedom and lost honor. When asked if the book drew a link between "Islamic terror and damaged male honor," Rushdie said he saw it as a crucial, and often overlooked, point.
"The Western-Christian world view deals with the issues of guilt and salvation, a concept that is completely unimportant in the East because there is no original sin and no savior," the author said, in comments printed in German.
"Instead, great importance is given to 'honor.' I consider that to be problematic. But of course it is underestimated how many Islamists consciously or unconsciously attempt to restore lost honor."
When asked why he probed the issues in his new novel in the context of a love triangle, he said: "It has a lot to do with sexual fear of women."
Rushdie, 58, said that much of the anger toward the West was provoked by that split on sexual issues. "(It is) because Western societies do not veil their women. Because they do not defuse this potential danger," he said. The Indian-born Rushdie, who lives in New York with his fourth wife Padma Lakshmi, told Stern that he has lived without security protection for seven or eight years.
"I go where I please," he said. "I went to India often in the last few years, which I enjoyed."
Rushdie was forced into hiding after the late Iranian spiritual leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa, or religious edict, in 1989, calling for his execution because of alleged blasphemy and apostasy in his novel "The Satanic Verses".
The author had a 2.8-million-dollar bounty placed on his head by an Iranian foundation. - AFP
Of course female circumcision is related to misogyny. 'Control women' is all-encompasing. Only Judeo-Christianity, among the great religions, elevates women as child-bearers and puts them within the protective circle of the husband-protected family.
Damn.... that is a interesting point if your facts are correct.
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