1/8 "The 'woke' culture reminds me of the rise of Islamism in the Arab world"
says Lama Abu-Odeh an American of Palestinian origin professor at Georgetown University
@Le_Figaro
says Lama Abu-Odeh an American of Palestinian origin professor at Georgetown University
@Le_Figaro
2/8 "The progressive domination of “woke” culture on campuses reminds me of the rise of Islamism in the Arab world during the 1980s. One day, we realized that all women wore the veil, and all the men had beards, it was too late."
3/8 "The "woke" ideology is spreading in the same way, and leftists in the West are unable to resist it, just as conservatives in the Muslim world have been overwhelmed by Islamism."
4/8 "One day, a friend of my father's came to tell us that my name had been mentioned at the mosque during the Friday sermon. My father got scared and made me leave the country (…) Islamists now control universities and major cultural institutions."
5/8 "The "woke" ideology has all the aspects of a religious phenomenon (…)
Islamism began like this, recruiting from the educated middle class, and entering in the education system before spreading into the spheres of power."
Islamism began like this, recruiting from the educated middle class, and entering in the education system before spreading into the spheres of power."
6/8 "Another striking parallel between Islamism and the "woke" movement is the role of women. If you watch these crowds marching by pointing accusing fingers, it's mostly women (…)
7/8 (…) Women are still the ones who impose ethical rules, and defend value systems. They sense, almost instinctively, the emergence of a new moral order, they become missionaries to spread it."
8/8 (…) "Women have brought the religious phenomenon to the Muslim world, here they are at the forefront in the fight against what is called structural racism"
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