Dialogue 2012-01-24 Clash of civilizations

A jubilant west keeps talking about having a democratic middle east following the Arab revolution. However, a very influential Islamic scholar and social activist in Malaysia says Islam is never a source of anti-west aspiration, rather he says the Islamic religion and philosophy should deserve a seat in the world history of economic prosperity and ethnic unity.

 Host: Yang Rui

Yang Rui

Guests:

Tu Weiming, Director of Inst. for Advanced Humanistic Studies of Peking Univ.

Chandra Muzaffar, Noordin Sopiee Prof. of Global Studies for Science Univ. of Malaysia