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In collaboration with Georgetown University, the WEF – a gathering of over 2,500 business and political leaders in Davos - came out with 'Islam and the West: Annual Report on the State of Dialogue'.
It is first of its kind report on how Muslim and Western societies perceive and relate to each other at the political, social, economic and cultural levels.
Among both Muslim majority and non-Muslim majority nations, the proportion which thinks that the ‘other side’ is committed to better relations rarely rises above 30 per cent, said the report.
Notwithstanding the prevalent sense of scepticism, majority of residents in nations around the world say that better interaction between the Muslim and Western worlds is important to them.
"Over the course of 2008, the Community of Islam and the West Dialogue will invite leaders from various walks of life to engage in a concerted dialogue and debate of the most important issues, in particular the area of citizenship and integration," said Prof Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of WEF, in the report.
The report features a Gallup Muslim-West Dialogue Index, which is a ranking of countries based on citizens' degree of optimism about the state of relations between the West and the Muslim world.
The report also presents an analysis of the portrayal of Islam and the West in newspapers and television across 24 countries by Media Tenor; and a survey by Georgetown University of international, national and local efforts to improve Muslim-West relations.
An important finding of the report is the emergence of citizenship and integration as the second most powerful shaper of the state of dialogue after international politics.
Growing Muslim minorities committed to active and full citizenship, particularly in Europe, are increasingly finding a voice in the public sphere, it said.
Governments committed to ideals of equality and recognition, but eager to maintain majority support and national cohesion, are seeking to engage Muslim groups in structured dialogue; with mixed results.
Greater interaction with the Muslim world is actually seen as a threat by 60 per cent of the citizens in many European countries but not in America or Israel, the report said.
"As an annual global reference on the state of West and Islam dialogue, the report will elevate the visibility of dialogue activities around the world and strengthen efforts to advance greater understanding and cooperation at a critical juncture in history," remarked its lead author, John J DeGioia, President of Georgetown University.
Earlier, addressing the meeting, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said "the focus of our war against terrorism must be the elimination of sanctuaries where terrorists hide and recuperate the war can only be won if local populations are empowered to confront it," he said while cautioning against the ‘short-sighted policy for reckless pursuit of misperceived interests’.
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RatingLET THE WEST START LIVING IN THE CAVES LIKE TALIBANS DO LET THE WEST START OPPRESSING THEIR WOMEN LIKE MULLAHS DO LET THE WEST BAN WOMEN FROM DRIVING LET THE THE WEST BAN CHRISTIANS FROM CONVERTING TO ISLAM LIKE MULLAHS BANNED MUSLIMS TO CONVERT TO OTHER FAITH LET THE WEST REMOVE WINE FROM THE CHURCH, AND REPLACE IT WITH ????? LET THE WEST REJECT EDUCATION (SCIENCE)AND CAPITALISM ONLY THEN A RELATION BETWEEN THE WEST AND INTOLERANT ISLAM WILL BE COMPLETE WILL EARTH AND SKY EVER MEET???? NO
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Well, unfortunately the west has to go back to 1000 years to relate with muslim world!
Appears, this situation continue till the downfall of these countries or finance dries-up. Only Americans can do something to control these people. But when leaders such as Bush and Blair confront the evils, the so called stupid secular leftists join the enemy. This unfortunate situation keeps the terrorists and arrogant twisted-minded mullahs afloat. Decalogue with islamists will take us nowhere because they will not change without stick.
Ban Koran and declare Muhamedism as Terror Cult. This is the only solution. Muhamedism Jihadism has no place in civilised world. Appeasing Jihadism would lead to more problems in the world. India is a big victim of Jihadi appeasements. What we need is to crush Jihadism.
If Islam is as good as you make it out to be,then why does Islam prevents muslim from converting to other religion? why brutalise and mutilate apostates and heretics? Do not try to kid and chide the erudites and the intelligents.It is about time you changed your script beacuse each time you make such supercilious and bold claims, you make ass of yourself. Get rid your green tainted glasses it clouds your rational judgements.As to Islam the fastest growing religion, is a spin based on fictitious clap trap. A recent public poll in Financial Times,indicated in Europe and North America, is the most hated religion and the least attractive theology, and many mulslim Americans are spurning Islam and same trend is becoming noticeble in Europe.It is only amongst the criminal inmates in US prison where the muslimprison mullhas goee about radicalising disaffected criminal youths and converts them, as most are ignorants and come from broken families. You m,ust read your Quran again, 4 out of the 5 tenets are straight out of Sanatana Dharma. As to your rant that Hunduismwill fade away, is based on your fantasy.Hinduism is over 35,000 years old, evenwhen the maurading muslims were terrorising, colonising and looting India,with all Islamicmight could not vanquish Hinduism.You are dreamer and a love struck spinner,you must come out of your hallucination and read the ground reality, if any, it is Islam that will implode.Today Islam is a narrow,inwardlooking and insecure religion. You must move to Pakistan, wher you feel at home, As the 21st Century willbe domintaed by Confuscus and Hindus, whether you muslims like it or not.
It is a loud and wishful thinking that Islam and Christainity are declining religion. Infact Islam is the fastest growing religion in America. Everyday people in America are taking shahada. It is total ignorance to say that Hindusim is on the rise. Just becos India is doing well on economic front doesnt mean that Hindusim is on the rise. Moreover Hinduism is not a religion itself. It is one of isms and will slowly deteriorate in future. Islam has to rise and guide the whole world in future to the right path.
Only a complete overhaul of the Islamic scripture and renaissance of Islamic theology, will only bring about change in muslim mindset and ideology.Anyway, Christanity,Judaism and Islam are now declining religion. The rise of Confusism,Taoism and Hinduism are on the rise and on the march, as noticeable, with the Rise of Asia, as a Super Economic Power. Others will soon become irrelevant.
'West', we understand from the above report represents Christianity and Judaism which implies that the 'clash of civilizations' between Islam and West is religion-centric. This is only half-truth ! What about other religions like, Hinduism and Buddhism. Remember, the Muslim invaders into India destroyed countless Hindu temples while only in this century the Taliban rulers of Afghanistan destroyed the Bamiyan Buddhas. Unless, Islamic teachings are re-interpreted and the Muslims are mad yo abjure violence, hatred and intolerance against other religions merely relating them to 'West' would be only an empty slogan. Isolationist and exclusive mindset of Muslims can be changed by modernizing madarsa education and weaning the youngsters to the mainstream of liberal education. Propagation of scientific temper and induction into knowledge-based professional careers could go a long way to promote integration of the 'Muslim' and the West.
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