In view of some intellectuals in the Islamic world the writings selected for translation from the Arabic serve to foster clichés of the distant and mysterious East. Samir Grees on why such mistrust is based on false perceptions.
How likely is it that Egypt will opt for a Taliban future? Will Egyptians awake one morning to discover that the statues in the temples of Karnak, Luxor and Abu Simbel are no more? This may seem rather exaggerated, but recent years have seen the country's religious fundamentalists turning more and more to fanatical iconoclasm, says journalist Samir Grees
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