Knowledge of Islam lacking
Washington: Knowledge of Islam, Mormonism lacking Most Americans know little about the faiths but say their own beliefs have little in common with them, a poll shows.
Most Americans say they know little to nothing about the practices of Islam and Mormonism but say their own religious beliefs have little in common with either of these faiths, [...]
Using language as a mask for bigotry
No joke The common definition of cult is captured in the common joke: my faith is a religion, yours is a sect and that guy over there whom we don’t like, well, his is a cult.
In its more scholarly usage the term tries to measure socio-cultural distance. The greater the mismatch of the customs between believers [...]
Politics fuels despair
Politics Fuels Despair, Resentment The most fundamental problem in U.S.-Muslim world relations today is our inability to view current events through the prism of historical, socio-political, and-economic conditions in the region, such as the history of colonialism or the reality of authoritarianism in the Middle East.
When it comes to the Muslim world, there is a dogged [...]
Saudi gift to Australian university
Muslims attack $1m Saudi gift to Australian university UP to $1 million will be pumped by Saudi Arabia into an Australian university, sparking fears the money will skew its research and create sympathy for an extremist Muslim ideology espoused by al-Qai’da.
Muslim leaders and academics have attacked Queensland’s Griffith University for accepting an initial $100,000 grant from [...]
Muslim televangelist
Islam’s Up-to-Date Televangelist The rhythmic clapping began the minute Amr Khaled stepped through the door of the packed Crystal City ballroom. Surrounded by security guards, the Egyptian preacher had to weave his way through the crowd — men both cleanshaven and bearded, women both fashionably coifed and dressed in conservative Islamic dress – that had come [...]
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