The myth of a ‘monolithic’ Middle East

The myth of a ‘monolithic’ Middle East

By Azeezah Kanji & Samira Kanji In his column on the horrific murder of journalist James Foley by ISIS militants, Jonathan Kay contends that while “the West” has rejected the morbid and inhumane culture of the glorification of death, Arabs still embrace it. According to Kay, “We Westerners had a cult of martyrdom once, until […]