Actually, It's Not Beheading Homosexuals Or Jailing Women For Rape That Will Challenge Western Perceptions About Islam
Of course, these practices are part of Islam, as is how a woman has half the rights of a man, so the perception that Islam commands violence and is antithetical to modern human rights is, actually, correct.
From The Blaze, besides funding terrorism and those who support it, Qatar is spending buttloads of money on art -- recently, $70 million on a Rothko. Sharona Schwartz quotes a woman, Qatar's Sheika Al Mayassa, sister to Qatar's emir, is doing the purchasing:
The Sheika - who the Economist recently named "the art world's most powerful woman" - would not give an interview to the New York Times, but in 2010 told the paper that setting up art museums might challenge Western preconceptions about Islam."My father often says, in order to have peace, we need to first respect each other's cultures," she told the paper. "And people in the West don't understand the Middle East. They come with Bin Laden in their heads."
The Qatar Museums Authority has established three high-profile museums in recent years designed by acclaimed architects Jean Nouvel, I. M. Pei and Jean-François Bodin.
Art watchers believe the goal is to make Qatar a destination hub for art aficionados.
Just don't get raped while working for a Qatari billionaire.








At the risk of committing a violation of Godwin's Law, I will point out that the Nazis had a fabulous art collection. It's also true that during WWII, much of the art world was perfectly happy with the walled garden that the Nazis built for them in Paris.
Cousin Dave at July 25, 2013 6:38 AM
that is until the Amir changes, or the jihadis take power... and they burn it all as idolatry.
that may not even need to happen... the whole thing may just be a pretexts, and they intend to destroy them all, regardless. Lying to outsiders in their religion is perfectly acceptable, therefore, take anything they say as questionable.
SwissArmyD at July 25, 2013 9:44 AM
Couldn't they have chosen something better than a Rothko :/ ... of all the art out there, I don't think something a 3-year old can do is representative of the best our culture has to offer.
Lobster at July 25, 2013 4:55 PM
I'll have a favorable view on Muslims when they say that Sharia law is wrong. Until then I figure I still want to dispose of our nukes in that area of the world.
Jim P. at July 25, 2013 8:53 PM
What Jim P. said.
Flynne at July 26, 2013 7:27 AM
"Actually, its not Crystal Gail Mangum, Mary Winkler, Casey Anthony, Debra La Fave walking free with no punishment that will change the perceptions of the other parts of the world about America being civilized and having a functional justice system."
Its just the law of averages that a sharia is needed in some parts of the world to balance the western sharia.
Redrajesh at July 30, 2013 12:35 AM
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