Islam and the West: Is there a clash of cultures? (1995) | THINK TANK

Original air date: October 19, 1995

The Islamic population of the world is over one billion people and growing. Through the centuries, Islamic and Western cultures have often been at odds even though their teachings share many of the same basic tenets.

Host:
Ben Wattenberg — senior fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Panelists:
Fouad Ajami — professor of Middle Eastern studies at the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University
John Esposito — professor of religion and international affairs at Georgetown University, author of The Islamic Threat: Myth or Reality
Milton Viorst — senior scholar at the Middle East Institute, author of Sandcastles: The Arabs in Search of the Modern World

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