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Enlighten us.(letters to the editor)(Letter to the editor)
Theodore Dalrymple's "Unenlightened" (Feb. 27) sensibly draws attention to the danger extremist Islam poses to Western republics and tolerant Islamic society. Fortunately, his appeal to Enlightenment tolerance is echoed by King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, who has publicly rebuked extremist elements and called for intellectual moderation.
That said, Dalrymple's suggestion that such demonstrations as the Danish cartoons engendered illustrate an absence of Enlightenment tolerance misses a crucial point: The riots are not something as rational as an objection to criticizing ...
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