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Quote by Ibn Warraq

“The idea that the West was economically successful because of slavery, it's just nonsense.”

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Ibn Warraq is an author born in 1946. His works mainly discuss Islam, religious freedom, and Western philosophy. His real identity remains a mystery, but his works have had a wide impact in the academic and public spheres. more

“The greatest number of drug addicts are to be found in Teheran and in Karachi, not in the West. Not in New York believe it or not. It's the same with the roles of slavery, racism and imperialism in the world. These institutions were present in other cultures. However, it was Western civilization which did something about slavery, about racism and voluntarily dissolved its empires leaving behind a very positive legacy of institutions not to mention buildings and roadways.”

“As I experienced life on the island, without electricity, plumbing or telephone, I thought it was important to show that people can live as I did without dying or falling apart. I wanted people to understand that we don't need everything that our culture tells us we have to have to be satisfied.”

People Needs Important Shows Wanted Fall Culture Dying Satisfied Islands Electricity Telephones Falling Apart Plumbing

Author:Alix Kates Shulman

“Our society has very much limited our choices, even regarding the food we think acceptable.”

Thinking Choices Our Society Acceptable Our Choices

Author:Alix Kates Shulman

“When farming became a corporate venture, and the distribution of food became corporate, the variety of foods that were considered good diminished greatly. I know that there's a lot of misconception about this, that people think we have more food variety than ever before, but, in fact, if you read any of the studies, you'll find we have fewer foods than before.”

People Ifs Thinking Knows Facts Study Variety Corporate Fewer Venture Distribution Farming Misconception

Author:Alix Kates Shulman

“The world is abundant with food for us, and with everything we need, if only we just open our eyes. There's so much food that gets thrown out or never harvested.”

Ifs World Needs Eye Thrown

Author:Alix Kates Shulman

“Being from a minority culture, I realised the importance of looking at non-Western cultures in a positive way.”

Way Culture Importance Western Minorities Realised Western Culture

Author:Ibn Warraq

“Of course slavery and the Muslims were deeply implicated in the slave trade, Islam was an Imperialist religion which destroyed Christianity in the Near East, yet nobody mentions those facts.”

Facts Courses Christianity Slavery Trade Slave Islam East Destroyed Slave Trade

Author:Ibn Warraq

“Everything is connected. There is no such thing as an island, especially in our world, global village, the whole thing. Pollution from way across the ocean circulates in the air.”

World Way Whole Air Ocean Connected Islands Our World Village Pollution Global Village

Author:Alix Kates Shulman

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