Naoki Yamamoto
@NaokiQYamamoto
Assistant Professor. Islam, Manga, Calligraphy, Swordsmanship,
Tea Ceremony. Ph.D. (Kyoto University)
futuwwa.art@gmail.com
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The first episode was set in medieval Iran, and watching it brought back memories of when I embraced Islam seventeen years ago. I saw the same thing in Cairo. Students quietly dedicating themselves to the pursuit of knowledge. Seeing them, I knew that I wanted to become a part of that tradition too. And I am still a Muslim today, still pursuing knowledge.
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Naively sharing fake news such as “Islam is the fastest-growing religion in Japan”, a claim that contributes nothing to understanding Japanese society and serves only to generate noise, while responding to doubts or criticisms directed at us with dramatic victimhood rhetoric is, at the very least, not a sign of intellectual maturity.
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