Our guest is Peter Oborne, an award-winning British journalist, author & broadcaster. Peter was the Chief Political Correspondent of The Daily Telegraph (until he resigned in 2015) and has written for countless newspapers and magazines including The Spectator and The Guardian. He has also appeared on and presented TV shows and documentaries.
We discuss Peter's recent book, “The Fate of Abraham: Why the West is Wrong about Islam”, and uncover why & how Muslims have been perniciously targeted by the West, despite Islam being part of the Abrahamic tradition.
Order the book:
https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/The-Fate-of-Abraham/Peter-Oborne/9781398501027
#Islam #history #politics
00:00 - Introduction
01:11 - A false narrative about Islam
07:12 - Culture in Western journalism & reporting of foreign affairs
10:44 - Creating a 'good vs bad' narrative
12:59 - 'Judeo-Christian tradition' weaponised against Muslims
16:38 - God of Abraham is worshipped by Jews, Christians & Muslims
19:54 - 'The Clash of Civilisations' - Samuel Huntington
22:37 - The British Empire & freedom of religion
25:50 - Colonial France & oppression of Muslims
28:00 - Laicite (French Secularism) vs British values
32:46 - American history with Muslims (Barbay wars, The Moros)
36:23 - "Manifest Destiny" & the aim to take over
38:23 - Terminology in the media
46:11 - Stirring bigotry sells newspapers
48:15 - Muslims are truly British!
49:41 - Concluding remarks
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