If anything, Islam played a highly destructive role in Arabia and for Arab society. These were once idol worshippers. Islam erased all traces of pre-Islamic cultural artefacts and memories so fast that there remains absolutely nothing for Arabs of today to hark back to. The only source whatsoever of pre-Islamic Arab culture or history is Quran - a religious text. Everything else, if ever existed, vanished in thin air (evaporated in the heat of Islam).
Thank you for explaining Iran and Islam. I have been slowly reading about this history in Lewis' The Middle East and in Karsh's book, Islamic Imperialism. Power, Faith, and Fantasy by Oren is also an interesting history of America and the Middle East that talks about the Colonies and England beginning prior to 1776. The US and US govt have a long history in the Middle East.
Once again we have the mob mentality, fueled by Leftist media, against law and order. A big enough mob, kiss civilization goodbye. If a country can't stop/remove illegal invaders, it's not a country. ICE is doing a difficult job. The left media/politicians fuel the flames, agitate the mob, and then fuel it some more when the inevitable happens. US is fighting a war for its life. Europe already lost its war.
Danny, I always learn something new from your posts, notes and articles. Thank you for education us all.
Right! Married for almost 30 yrs with an Iranian, I can confirm especially your last sentence! Thank you.
If anything, Islam played a highly destructive role in Arabia and for Arab society. These were once idol worshippers. Islam erased all traces of pre-Islamic cultural artefacts and memories so fast that there remains absolutely nothing for Arabs of today to hark back to. The only source whatsoever of pre-Islamic Arab culture or history is Quran - a religious text. Everything else, if ever existed, vanished in thin air (evaporated in the heat of Islam).
Thank you for explaining Iran and Islam. I have been slowly reading about this history in Lewis' The Middle East and in Karsh's book, Islamic Imperialism. Power, Faith, and Fantasy by Oren is also an interesting history of America and the Middle East that talks about the Colonies and England beginning prior to 1776. The US and US govt have a long history in the Middle East.
Once again we have the mob mentality, fueled by Leftist media, against law and order. A big enough mob, kiss civilization goodbye. If a country can't stop/remove illegal invaders, it's not a country. ICE is doing a difficult job. The left media/politicians fuel the flames, agitate the mob, and then fuel it some more when the inevitable happens. US is fighting a war for its life. Europe already lost its war.
I've also heard that the Church is exploding inside Iran.
So it seems as Christianity is viewed as a successor of Zoroastrianism, as explained in Prof Ali Ansari's article
https://iranshahr.substack.com/p/three-kings
This is great, thank you!