April 12, 2002
Generalizations About Islam
To the Editor:
It is inaccurate and sloppy to say that "the Islamic tradition" has "a different conception of individual rights than in the West -- in particular with regard to women" ("From Tragedy and Bloodshed, Michael Ignatieff Draws Human-Rights Ideals," March 8). ... First of all, ... any scholar worth his or her salt knows that "the Islamic tradition" is not a monolithic one -- and, by the way, neither is "the Western tradition," as Ignatieff acknowledges. ... The Islamic
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