Comments on: “New Jihadism” http://xrdarabia.org/2008/09/19/new-jihadism/ Informed comment and commentary about Saudi Arabia, reform, and its relations with the US Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:24:06 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Sparky http://xrdarabia.org/2008/09/19/new-jihadism/comment-page-1/#comment-15854 Sparky Sat, 20 Sep 2008 12:36:32 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=5453#comment-15854 I read that and was totally shocked about the American University of Beirut. My Lebanese friend told me that is the best University in Lebanon. I am still reading about Eddy in France. It did mention that his family helped start up the University. Interesting how he approached his wife to marry her. From my personal observations, Lebanese people are warm and welcoming overall. I have worked with them in the Kingdom and found them very intellectual and hard working. I have also befriended a few on a close level. I agree that converting Muslims is nearly impossible but perhaps the greatest mission is helping to build infrastructure that lasts rather than changing someone's religious belief. It might be noteworthing that this subject came up in this thread. Maybe that is the American jihadism? I read that and was totally shocked about the American University of Beirut. My Lebanese friend told me that is the best University in Lebanon. I am still reading about Eddy in France. It did mention that his family helped start up the University. Interesting how he approached his wife to marry her.

From my personal observations, Lebanese people are warm and welcoming overall. I have worked with them in the Kingdom and found them very intellectual and hard working. I have also befriended a few on a close level.

I agree that converting Muslims is nearly impossible but perhaps the greatest mission is helping to build infrastructure that lasts rather than changing someone’s religious belief. It might be noteworthing that this subject came up in this thread. Maybe that is the American jihadism?

]]> By: John Burgess http://xrdarabia.org/2008/09/19/new-jihadism/comment-page-1/#comment-15847 John Burgess Sat, 20 Sep 2008 04:16:27 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=5453#comment-15847 Definitely Protestant Christian missionaries. Eddy's family helped start American University of Beirut, btw. The Christian missionaries (of all sects) discovered, over a period of 100 years, that they had little hope of converting Muslims. What they did instead was to work on ministering to existing Christians, try to poach members of other sects into their own, and built hospitals and schools. The last parts stuck. Definitely Protestant Christian missionaries. Eddy’s family helped start American University of Beirut, btw. The Christian missionaries (of all sects) discovered, over a period of 100 years, that they had little hope of converting Muslims.

What they did instead was to work on ministering to existing Christians, try to poach members of other sects into their own, and built hospitals and schools. The last parts stuck.

]]> By: Sparky http://xrdarabia.org/2008/09/19/new-jihadism/comment-page-1/#comment-15845 Sparky Sat, 20 Sep 2008 03:22:03 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=5453#comment-15845 John you know more than Mr. Riedel and Ms. Pargeter...on such subjects and yes I have pushed myself and purchased Arabian Knight and have begun reading it. I usually hate reading history but so far so good. The beginning of the book refers to missionaries but it didn't specify what type of missionaries. Could it simply mean people on a mission or does it specifically mean "Christian" missionaries? Thanks John you know more than Mr. Riedel and Ms. Pargeter…on such subjects and yes I have pushed myself and purchased Arabian Knight and have begun reading it. I usually hate reading history but so far so good.

The beginning of the book refers to missionaries but it didn’t specify what type of missionaries. Could it simply mean people on a mission or does it specifically mean “Christian” missionaries?

Thanks

]]>