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| Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week Hits Columbia |
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| Written by Ashley Bagan | |||||||||
| Monday, 05 November 2007 | |||||||||
 Horowitz at Bates. Courtesy Maine College Republicans. Standing before an image of a Taliban pointing an AK-47 at a Muslim woman dressed in rags, Horowitz discussed the threat posed by the so-called Islamo-Fascists and the alleged liberal dominance of campuses. Horowitz spoke of dangers of radical Islam, stemming from its “perverse interpretation of the Koran.” He talked about the oppression of women under sharia, and warned of Islamic fundamentalists who have the capacity to “commit great atrocities.” The term “Islamo-Fascism” has been criticized by many who view it to be ahistorical and inherently derogatory. Aware of this opposition, Horowitz attempted to justify the use of the term, arguing it to be both analytically and historically correct. “Fascist means totalitarian, which is the desire to control every aspect of someone’s life,” Horowitz argued. “ The term is also historically related to the Algerian Muslims who were being slaughtered by people who they referred to as Islamo-Fascists. I was not the one who came up with the term, they did.” Horowitz also attacked contemporary academia. “A conservative on the faculty is as rare as a unicorn,” he said. He expressed sympathy for conservative students, saying that they are called bigots because they challenge liberal thinking. He criticized liberal students, saying “any student who considers themselves liberal or progressive is getting a worse education because they are never challenged.” Some students attending supported Horowitz, while others came in protest. Although one could feel the tension that pervaded the auditorium, the audience remained respectful throughout the speech, in contrast to an appearance earlier in the week at Emory University, where Horowitz was shouted off the stage midway through his speech. Throughout the Columbia event, Horowitz remained heated. “What you have heard today is banished from the Columbia curriculum,” he said. “As Columbia University students, that is what should concern you.”
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