Comments on naijablog: On fundamentalism

J - for an interesting commentary on current Jewis...

2007-08-29T08:27:00.000+01:00

J - for an interesting commentary on current Jewish fundamentalism, check out:

Avenge but one of my two eyes
(Nekam achat mishtey eynay)
A film by Avi Mograbi, Israel/France 2005.

Not a history but a comparison of ideas of martyrdom in Zionim and suicide bombing in modern Palestine.

I think you watched the program looking for a veri...

2007-08-27T15:50:00.000+01:00

I think you watched the program looking for a verification of your historical understanding of Fundamentalism. For me, what the programme did was highlight for the majority of watchers was the fact that Fundamentalism is not solely purveyed by Arabs. Which interestingly is the majority opinion in the USA.

Turning turning they are in yours blog.I love the ...

2007-08-25T21:49:00.000+01:00

Turning turning they are in yours blog.
I love the reading very as I would have been happy for knowing your language for being able to read yours written. Chisà how many beautiful things storys. If at least you would have written in English I could have understood something. Instead nothing!
Patience. novellistic mine blog and, IF you want to come to visit it of I would be happy… I waited for to You? 'Lina Thanks

Isn't Christiane Amanpour the globe-trotting war c...

2007-08-25T16:57:00.000+01:00

Isn't Christiane Amanpour the globe-trotting war correspondent? Should we expect in-depth historical analysis from her? A bit like expecting Quest to do heavyweight interviews, perish the thought.

even though i have so very limited knowledege of h...

2007-08-25T12:53:00.000+01:00

even though i have so very limited knowledege of history and all i felt the report was just not hitting the nerves.
like we say in Pentecostal parlance. 'it is well'and like we say in naija, 'e go better'

But really Jeremy, did you seriously expect anythi...

2007-08-25T08:31:00.000+01:00

But really Jeremy, did you seriously expect anything better? I saw the advert and decided to pass. And even without reading your review, I knew I'd made the right choice.

A much better look at fundamentalism aired on the History Channel a few weeks back. Didn't focus on Judaism though...

spot on... it was rubbish. But what fruitcakes the...

2007-08-25T03:29:00.000+01:00

spot on... it was rubbish. But what fruitcakes they managed to find! I only saw half of the jewish one and the whole of the christian programme. What world do those 'Battlecry'people live on?! that show was more an expose on how individual sociopaths, with a bit of money and a slick production unit can become a social movement. Did you notice the telling bit in one of the interviews when the guy said: "you saw, well your team came down and filmed us, and we were..." basically lifting the lid on the fact that far from being "a year long investigation" by Amanpour, she was just a talking head in some nice locations.

Jeremy, i thought i was the only one that saw the ...

2007-08-25T03:03:00.000+01:00

Jeremy, i thought i was the only one that saw the "emptiness" of the whole story. I was waiting and waiting for some type of history, nada. The Christian warriors was even more offensive, why only stick to America?
I was like these people are just fruit cakes, why not come down to nigeria and witness what it is to be truly God's Christian Warriors?
Oh well you got it right,

If u think this is an American issue then you shou...

2007-08-24T22:58:00.000+01:00

If u think this is an American issue then you should take a look at Paxman's lecture delivered at the Edinburgh TV festival
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/2007/08/the_james_mactaggart_memorial_lecture.html
Meanwhile i'm off to get some expresso, watch some CNN (which I prefer to the beeb) and link up with Osaka

I totally agree with you! I watched the "Muslim Wa...

2007-08-24T22:54:00.000+01:00

I totally agree with you! I watched the "Muslim Warriors" and the "Christian Warriors", and to say I was disappointed with Amanpour would be an understatement. She did not tackle the real reason behind fundamentalism and the fact fundamentalistm existed WAY before 19th century! Focusing on only shia and sunni muslims, Amanpour ignored/omitted other Islamic sects like Wahabissm, the Ibadis and the tiny muslin sect Khawaraji (which in my opinion are the main fundamentalist) to mention a few.

On the xtian warriors, she left out the crusades, early apostles, did not investigate the power of evengelism beyond the four-walls of the United States, the Vatican and their rather colourful/shady past and other denominations within christianity.

Like I said, I was disappointed but then again, the documentary was made for the amrican public...