what we are witnessing today are, rather, clashes within each civilization. Furthermore, a brief look at the comparative history of Islam and Christianity tells us that the ‘human rights record’ of Islam (to use this anachronistic term) is much better than that of Christianity: in past centuries, Islam has been significantly more tolerant towards other religions than Christianity.

ZIZEK on what is wrong with the thesis of a “clash of civilizations” http://ift.tt/2af1uVP