I have to agree with Raoh. It's great that she's willing to speak out against backwardness and barbarity, but there's barbarity aplenty in both sides of this conflict. Was it civilized people, champions of human rights who tortured Iraqi inmates at Abu Graib prison? Was it civilized people who responded to a vicious terrorist assault by killing thousands of innocent civilians with bombs?
By singling out Muslims in particular as barbaric she has alienated the very people she's trying to convince. "Barbarism must not be accepted whether it comes from us or them" would have been a much more powerful message, IMO.
In her defence, she's probably not as aware of the foibles of the West as she is of her own culture.
Aside: This video is good evidence that Al Jazeera is not an Anti-West propaganda station as some claim.
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When people see things as beautiful, ugliness is created.
When people see things as good, evil is created.
When the way is forgotten, 'morality' and 'piety' need to be taught.
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