tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455383.post7671796730513803760..comments2023-10-08T18:46:47.526+03:00Comments on E-man and the Masters of the University: Teaching Arabic in TexasEmmanuelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270751138155111328noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455383.post-54783826482953119902011-02-09T20:44:52.535+02:002011-02-09T20:44:52.535+02:00I’ve been meaning to learn Arabic for quite some t...I’ve been meaning to learn Arabic for quite some time now but haven’t gotten round to it yet. Speaking four languages already should facilitate that and I’ve been told it isn’t very hard to learn to begin with. And for Texans (not necessarily you), broadly speaking, learning something about Islam would not be a bad thing: it is the largest religion in the world (and growing, they claim) and one which Westerners have undoubtedly the most misconceptions about.<br /><br />I’ve been reading ‘A History of God’ (the best seller by Karen Armstrong) and it taught me a whole lot about the relationship between the three monotheisms and their largely common history, which really are kind of Godology v1.0, v1.1 and v1.2 in so many respects. But among some dumber parts of the religious blogosphere it’s still believed the trio worships three different G-ds!Gerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07752117708821629614noreply@blogger.com