Tag: Armstrong

  • Karen Armstrong – September 11th 2001, Islam and the West

    Karen Armstrong – September 11th 2001, Islam and the West

    Karen Armstrong argues that there is no inherent incompatibility between the Western and Islamic world, but sees economic and political factors as the main reasons for increasing tensions in recent decades. Armstrong’s arguments can be used to criticise Huntington’s ‘Clash of Civlizations’ thesis, which sees increasing conflict between different cultures/ religions as an inevitable outcome…