Here’s a first hand account of sermons given by Reza at LSE.
I work on the Strand and have been going for Friday prayers at LSE for over a year. I’ve heard Reza speak many times. His sermons are basically:
- “US foreign policy is responsible for many wars throughout history (some illegal like Iraq)”
- “US foreign policy often supports dictators who oppress their own people (Zia, Musharraf in Pakistan, Mubarak in Egypt, House of Saud in Saudia Arabia)” – this is usually his biggest gripe.
- “Muslims are vilified in the press – not all of us are terrorists”
- “Muslims in UK should peacefully protest US support for dictators” – this is the only one time he has actually asked for any action – and this was a specific protest against Zardari (president of pakistan)
However, never once, in the last year that have I heard him, has he enticed hatred, encourage people to act violently, or go off and join al-qaeda or the Taliban – or anything of that kind. I have never even heard him mention Hizb-ur-tahir (I group I do not agree with and have had run ins from my uni days in the 90s).
In fact, just a couple of weeks ago he was speaking against violent action and suicide bombers.
He wouldn’t have much luck at the LSE anyway, as majority of students there are more concerned about credit crunch and how they will get a good job now at the investment banks.
What he does outside the sermons, I cannot comment on – but don’t believe everything you read in the Times.
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostI’m curious as to the views of the panel.
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Originally posted by Scary View PostOne was a political activist criticised for their militant tactics, and the other was...
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Originally posted by cojak View PostOr not, sadly.
Unless they teach Philosophy/Critical Thinking as a 101 course for all new graduates these days...
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostAside from the irony of a gentleman named Pankhurst espousing religious views which could be seen as diametrically opposed to those of his eminent Mancunian namesake Mrs Emmeline, one is struck with a little discombobulation and confusion.
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Postbut another part of my mind says that a western European university is perhaps the best place for a fundamentalist nut; it is, after all, in these great cathedrals of academia that such a gentleman might find his ideas challenged with academic rigour, by young people who are minded to view that which they are told in a critical fashion.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle6988753.ece
I’m curious as to the views of the panel.
Unless they teach Philosophy/Critical Thinking as a 101 course for all new graduates these days...
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Originally posted by shaunbhoy View PostDo you think he watches films about Gladiators?
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostAccording to my electronic copy of today’s Times, a gentleman named Reza Pankhurst has been lecturing at the London School of Economics. Aside from the irony of a gentleman named Pankhurst espousing religious views which could be seen as diametrically opposed to those of his eminent Mancunian namesake Mrs Emmeline, one is struck with a little discombobulation and confusion.
One part of my mind tells me this is lunacy; a reputable academic institution should not allow itself to be used for spreading the primitive superstitions of religious extremists, but another part of my mind says that a western European university is perhaps the best place for a fundamentalist nut; it is, after all, in these great cathedrals of academia that such a gentleman might find his ideas challenged with academic rigour, by young people who are minded to view that which they are told in a critical fashion.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle6988753.ece
I’m curious as to the views of the panel.
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Fundamentalist Mohammedan teaches at LSE
According to my electronic copy of today’s Times, a gentleman named Reza Pankhurst has been lecturing at the London School of Economics. Aside from the irony of a gentleman named Pankhurst espousing religious views which could be seen as diametrically opposed to those of his eminent Mancunian namesake Mrs Emmeline, one is struck with a little discombobulation and confusion.
One part of my mind tells me this is lunacy; a reputable academic institution should not allow itself to be used for spreading the primitive superstitions of religious extremists, but another part of my mind says that a western European university is perhaps the best place for a fundamentalist nut; it is, after all, in these great cathedrals of academia that such a gentleman might find his ideas challenged with academic rigour, by young people who are minded to view that which they are told in a critical fashion.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle6988753.ece
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