Book Review - Good Muslim, Bad Muslim: America, the Cold War, and the Roots of Terror. by Mahmood Mamdani
The American government says that we are engaged in a war against terrorism, not a war against Islam. Of course, all of he terrorists being targeted happen to be Muslim, leading to the attempted distinction between 'good Muslims' and 'bad Muslims.' U...(Continue Reading)
Christian Faith Schools are Good, Muslims Schools Not
Two senior British clerics, one Catholic and one Anglican, have stated publicly that there is value in non-Christians attending Christian faith schools, but it would be bad for Christians to attend Muslim faith schools. Apparently, Christianity is re...(Continue Reading)
Tragedy, Self-Righteousness, and Evil (Book Notes: Good Muslim, Bad Muslim)
Before 9/11, I thought that tragedy had the potential to connect us with humanity in ways that prosperity does not. I thought that if prosperity tends to isolate, tragedy must connect. Now I realize that this is not always......(Continue Reading)
Muslims and Terrorism
Book of the Day: Good Muslim, Bad Muslim: America, the Cold War, and the Roots of Terror, by Mahmood Mamdani. Publisher: Pantheon. The American government says that we are engaged in a war against terrorism, not a war against......(Continue Reading)
Islam, America, and Terrorism
Recently Received: Good Muslim, Bad Muslim: America, the Cold War, and the Roots of Terror, by Mahmood Mamdani Many people in the West try to differentiate between good Muslims who are relatively secularized and bad Muslims who are fundament...(Continue Reading)
20,000 Muslims Demonstrate Against Terror
Some have complained that there is insufficient action on the part of Muslims to combat and oppose terrorism. It is argued that platitudes about Islam being a "religion of peace" do little good when some Muslims commit horrific acts while......(Continue Reading)
Canada: Implementing Shariah Law
There is a good chance that Canada will allow Muslims to submit civil disputes to arbitration under Muslim law (shariah) instead of Canadian civil law. Many Muslims welcome this, but others fear that this would be a serious problems because......(Continue Reading)
Muslim Convert Butchered
Islam does not permit believers to convert to another religion - in many ways, conversion is the greatest sin that any Muslim can commit. When such conversions are discovered, the fate for these apostates is almost never good and almost......(Continue Reading)
Messiah Before Jesus
Book of the Day: The Messiah Before Jesus: The Suffering Servant of the Dead Sea Scrolls, by Israel Knohl. Was Jesus really an innovative figure in Judaism, or was he instead the inheritor of a previously established belief system......(Continue Reading)
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