Egyptian philosopher Murad Wahba: Secularism is a cultural necessity

22nd June 2009 aired on TV (Egypt), Egyptian philosopher Murad Wahba supported the normalization of Arab relations with Israel and said, secularism is a cultural necessity of transcript: Interviewer: You said the taboo word "secularism" between Arabs. Murad Wahba: Everyone says it is secular or slaughter him or accuse him of apostasy. This happened to Sheikh Ali Abd al-Razeq in 1925 to Taha Hussein in 1926, Naguib Mahfouz, and Farag Fouda, who have killed.However, I feel secularism is a cultural necessity. I now call for secularism, and we have four lectures on it, which were peaceful, except for some minor threats instead. Interviewer: You said recently that fundamentalism has caused Egypt to infertility. Murad Wahba: The most important thing in accordance with the literal text of religious fundamentalism, rather than the spirit of [interpreting] the text. In other words, it paralyzes the mind. The fundamentalists out of the paralyzingSpirit of the crippling of creativity and thought that leads means backwardness. Courtesy of MEMRI TV AtheistMedia.com -

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