February 15, 2006
I guess Samuel Huntington was right when he wrote about "clash of civilizations". Although I don't think the Westerners even consider the people of the East as "civilized". To them it's the barbarians against the "civilized world"! It's a sad story. It has led to dangerous results. Since the Danish newspapers published the offensive cartoons of prophet Muhammad in the name of "freedom of speech" there have been many peaceful and violent demonstrations in the Muslim world. In Tehran they put the Danish Embassy on fire!!!
Today I had the "visual culture" class. It's both interesting and challenging. Most people in the class are graduate students, and some of them are very bright and articulate. We watched a documentary film on the Dada movement. From all the "movements" in modern art I don't dislike anything more than Dadaism. It's totally garbage. You can sense the nasty smell of its underlying philosophy from miles away!
Had a splendid Valentine's Day with M. Red roses, candles, chocolate, strawberries, and gifts along with Leonard Cohen singing in the background made the whole picture complete!
Posted by amin at February 15, 2006 11:45 PM