Harrak becomes reasonable

Submitted by Octavio (Italy), Nov 25, 2006 at 19:56

Harrak- I laughed at that story of the prostitute, but don't worry, I am no religious bigot and I am no conservative. I am not prudish, I was just being funny. No moralism.

I agree with you that you should be listened only for what you have to say, without labelling you as "Muslism", or "Arab", or "Pakistani", or whatever nationality is in your family history.

Indeed, I have made some extreme statements about Muslims who live in Europe. I hope you understand how much I value Muslims in history. Take the Moors in Spain, and the wonderful buildings they built.

So, I do respect Muslims and their beliefs. All I am saying- and you seem to agree- is that Europe has got a distinct religion and culture.

Every religious and cultural tradition is important. From your last message, you seem to agree.

I think Europe should keep its distinct features: globalism makes everything the same, but the world is interesting because we are all different.

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