UAE Information Ministry calls for greater freedom in the Arab World

January 4, 2002 1:46 AM

UAE Information Ministry calls for greater freedom in the Arab World 'In my view, religious extremism that begets terrorism will not recede without a review of Arab and Islamic conditions," he said. "We cannot speak of stamping out extremism without revising the educational system and without rethinking our political state of affairs and economic problems." Encouraging?
posted by RobertLoch (2 comments total)

Apologies for not linking to the full statement. I had a good search but I think that it is only available in Arabic.
posted by RobertLoch at 1:46 AM on January 4, 2002

After an unusually bruising (by MeFi standards) but mostly honest thread last night, I hope the same participants will revisit the topic here.

Imagine a world in which religion is no longer a pretext for conflict...
posted by BentPenguin at 7:50 AM on January 4, 2002