By Kenneth Goldsmith
e2 the new york times, tuesday, september 11, 2001
arts abroad
Continued From First Arts Page
On
Islam, Mr. Houellebecq went still further, deriding his estranged
mother for converting to Islam and proclaiming that, while all
monotheistic religions were “cretinous,” “the most stupid religion is
Islam.” And he added: “When you read the Koran, you give up. At least
the Bible is
Sexual tourism
and inflammatory
remarks about
Palestinians.
very
beautiful because Jews have an extraordinary literary talent.” And
later, noting that “Islam is a dangerous religion,” he said it was
condemned to disappear, not only because God does not exist but also
because it was being undermined by capitalism.
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