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« Muslim Arabs received, valued, and made use of their "Hellenic inheritance for essentially utilitarian reasons. Being mostly interested in borrowing [l’emprunt de] certain external forms or technical aspects, the knew how to disregard all elements in the Greek body of thought that would conflict with the ’truth’ as established in their fundamental Koranic norms and precepts" [Adda B. Bozeman, "Civilizations under stress", Virginia Quarterly Review, Winter 75 (51), p. 7] »
(The Clash of Civilizations, New York : Simon & Schuster, 1996, chap 3)
« The argument is made that Islam has from the start been a religion of the sword [l’épée] and that it glorifies military virtues. Islam originates among "warring Bedouin nomadic tribes" and this "violent origin is stamped in the foundation of Islam. Muhammad himself is remembered as a hard fighter and a skillfull military commander" [James L. Payne, Why Nations Arm, Oxford : B. Blckwell, 1989, pp. 125, 127]. (No one would say this about Christ or Buddha.) The doctrines of Islam, it is argued, dictate war against unbelievers [incroyants], and when the initial expansion of Islam tapered off [se ralentit], Muslim groups, quite contrary to doctrine, then fought among themselves. The ratio of fitna or internal conflicts to jihad shifted drastically in favor of the former. The Koran and other statements of Muslim beliefs contain few [peu de] prohibitions on violence, and a concept of nonviolence is absent from Muslim doctrine and practice. » (The Clash ..., chap. 10)
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