Monday, December 7, 2009

Op-Ed: Swiss Ban On Minarets Intolerant

This 20 minute discussion on Talk of the Nation was very illustrative of Appiah's points about the conversations that need to happen and the dangers of counter-cosmopolitan thinking:
Egyptian-born writer Mona Eltahawy urges Europeans to use the vote as an impetus to address long-simmering questions about how they treats immigrants. She also argues that Muslims must examine the bigoted policies of many of their own countries.
You can listen here--it is a very interesting conversation--also because of the caller comments.

And you can read her Op Ed piece here. . .