Bassam tibi

Pluralism and tolerance are pillars of modern society. That has to be accepted. But pluralism doesn't just mean diversity. It means that we share the same rules and values, and are still nevertheless different. Islam doesn't have this idea. And Islam also has no tradition of tolerance.

Unlike multiculturalism, cultural pluralism doesn't just mean diversity but also togetherness - primarily the understanding of the rules of the game - the European values structure.

I myself am Muslim and I stand on the side of an open society.

America's strength is that it is capable of accepting people into its communities.

The Jihad is not just a way of testing yourself but also means using violence to spread Islam.

In Islam tolerance means that Christians and Jews are allowed to live under the protection of Muslims but never as citizens with the same rights. What Muslims call tolerance is nothing other than discrimination.

Almost 20 percent of the people living in Germany today have a foreign background. The problem is that Germany can't really offer foreigners an identity because the Germans hardly have a national identity themselves. That is certainly a result of Auschwitz.

Accusing somebody of racism is a very effective weapon in Germany. Islamists know this: As soon as you accuse someone of demonizing Islam, then the European side backs down.

Muslims stand by their religion entirely. It is a sort of religious absolutism. While Europeans have stopped defending the values of their civilization. They confuse tolerance with relativism.

The accusation of cultural insensitivity is a weapon.

Muslims have to give up three things if they want to become Europeans: They have to bid farewell to the idea of converting others, and renounce the Jihad. The third thing they need to give up is the Shariah, which is the Islamic legal system.

A lot of people don't know if Denmark is a country or a cheese.

The weaker the partner is viewed by the Muslims, then the greater the anger which they express. And this anger is often carefully staged.

A conflict of values is not a misunderstanding. Islamic orthodoxy and the German constitution are not compatible.

In Germany representatives of the Islamic communities try to hijack children who are born here, along with the entire Islamic community, to prevent them from being influenced by the society which has taken them in. Children born here are like blank sheets on which you can write European or Islamic texts. Muslim representatives want to raise their children as if they don't even live in Europe.

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Bassam Tibi: Biography and Life Work

Bassam Tibi was a notable Syrian-born German political scientist and professor of international relations specializing in Islamic studies and Middle Eastern studies. The story of Bassam Tibi began on April 4, 1944 in Damascus, Syria.

Bassam Tibi ( Arabic : بسام طيبي ), is a Syrian-born German political scientist and professor of international relations specializing in Islamic studies and Middle Eastern studies . He was born in 1944 in Damascus , Syria to an aristocratic family, and moved to West Germany in 1962, where he later became a naturalized citizen in 1976.

Legacy and Personal Influence

Historically, their work is best remembered for Islamic themes.

Philosophical Views and Reflections

When it comes to Europe, Tibi distinguishes positive and negative elements of European culture. The positive ones are, according to Tibi, enlightenment , pluralism , civil rights and secularization . Tibi argues that there is a need for Europe to defend these values, especially in times of globalization and migration from Muslim countries. On the other hand, Tibi argues that racism is a European invention, and that Europeans must overcome what he calls "Euro-arrogance" and xenophobia to integrate immigrants.

In 1995 he was decorated by the President of Germany, Roman Herzog , with the Bundesverdienstkreuz , cross of merits first class. In 2003, the Swiss Foundation for European Awareness granted him in Zurich with the annual prize.

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