[Sally II]

Finally, a Muslim intellectual explains the Muslim community's silence since the terrorist attacks and gives an experienced account of the fundamentalist dynamics.

[denydenydeny]

"If humanity thinks of Islam's symbols in terms of violence and hate, then Muslims in the modern world have failed"

Bump.

[FITZ]

40 e-mails from Muslims praising him for his work.

40 peaceloving and moderate Muslims. I guess there really are some.

[COBOL2Java]

Abou El Fadl is truly a courageous man.

[TransOxus]

History shows that these so called lone voices of reason in Islam have fat unreal hopes in reality. Cultures which embraced Islam have become regressive and destructive in the long run whereas Christianity has progressed cultures and given hope to strive to be better. The ascendancy of Western Civilization has been due to Christianity with decline coming in when they abandon and forget their Christian roots of faith.

[Stultis]

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