There is a lee way there and ways of interpreting what the prophet had to say in ways that are logical and make sense for a modern society. But of the corruption that i talked about earlier, the people who rule in the islamic world, they don't care about they just want to hold on to political and military power and all the money. And that type of corruption has led to the really bizarre and undemocratic states that we see that populate the moslem world.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar joins Tyler Cowen for a conversation on segregation, Islam, Harlem vs. LA, Earl Manigault, jazz, fighting Bruce Lee, Kareem’s conservatism, dancing with Thelonious Monk, and why no one today can shoot a skyhook.
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