The Western Art of Offending Muslims : the Sexual Weapon

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  • Le billet d’As‘ad Abukhalil écrit avant les nouveaux dessins de Charlie prend un sens nouveau, après qu’on a vu le dessin représentant un Mahomet nu et alangui : l’insulte sexuelle est une vieille figure de l’islamophobie chrétienne.
    http://english.al-akhbar.com/blogs/angry-corner/western-art-offending-muslims-sexual-weapon

    The Western art of offending Muslims is a long established art. Western Christians have excelled in it and modern Zionists (Jewish, Christian, and atheist) have merely incorporated the clichés of Western Christian hatred of Islam and Muslims. Of course, fanatical Muslim groups have deliberately exploited the release of The Innocence of Muslims in order to whip up hate and hostility and to advance their own horrific, fanatical agenda. But their ability to resonate has to do with history.

    The sexual content of the movie tells the story. For centuries, Western Christians offended Muslims with their sexual obsession with the life of Mohammad. From the earliest encounter of Christians with Islam, the life of Mohammad was considered the primary object of theological wrath.

    C’est aussi un cliché qui a beaucoup servi la propagande colonialiste :

    Western views of Muslims have often focused on the sexual. The native Arab or native Muslim is seen as a sexual predator who is intent on adding yet another wife to his harem.

    Le billet d’As‘ad a ceci d’intéressant qu’il renverse la détestable image orientaliste des musulmans sexuellement frustrés face aux chrétiens ultra-libérés : l’obsession de la propagande chrétienne pour l’insulte sexuelle a des origines totalement contraires.