There are a couple of women leading the debate about Islam, integration, a possible clash between civilizations, the treatment of women in Muslim countries, &c. One of those women leading the debate is Ayaan Hirsi Ali. I will publish a review of her book “Mijn Vrijheid” (My Freedom) this weekend.
Another one is Dr. Wafa Sultan, a Syrian-American psychologist. She now told Danish TV channel DR2 in an interview that Islam needs a transformation and that “in its modern state is a prison for Muslims worldwide.”
“We as Muslim people have been hostages of our own belief system for too many centuries. We have been hostages of our own prison. We have never heard other voices outside of our box. We are not used to hearing other voices. We barely are allowed to hear our own voices.”
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Addressing the cartoons published in a Danish newspaper of Islam’s prophet, Muhammad, sparking worldwide unrest, Sultan told DR2: “Publishing the cartoons was the first crack in the walls of our prison. Because as a prisoner it’s almost impossible to break the wall of your prison. You need someone outside of your prison to help you break in it.”
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