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I'll explain a little about him and what he believes.He was raised a Shia Muslim. He left Syria for Iran when he was 17 to study in Tehran. He is actually more of an agnostic since he could not intellectually reconcile the fact that Islam is rooted in Arabian paganism while at the same time claiming to be the pure revelation of the God of Abraham. Historically, Ishmaelites fell into paganism and abandoned the God of Abraham. He had a problem believing that the same God who revealed himself through the Hebrews and Christians, would then 600 years later, call for the virtual destruction of His own people. The Koran is quite schizophrenic on the subject of 'people of the Book.' It says to protect monasteries in one place and then to destroy those who do not submit to Mohammed's revelations in another. He, like scores of other intellectuals, fled the revolution. He and many others felt that originally Islam only impeded the advances of mid-Asian cultures by subjecting their ideas and thoughts into a narrow mindset that did not allow for intellectual advancement. As Islamic advancement cooled after the losses in Europe, they were able to continue evolving culturally (the Mideast being home to an advanced culture during that time). The return to 'pure' 7th century Islam in the 20th century, set those cultures back to that time. He doesn't see the Islamists as highjacking the religion, but returning to the original, unlearned, narrow and bloody past.

The Muslims pray to a black rock in Mecca, they face it 5 times a day in which to pray, the God of Abraham, I Am, is everywhere, we Christians/Catholics/Jews can pray to God anywhere at anytime, because we know that God is omnipotent and not a black rock in Mecca where they preach to kill all who do not believe including millions of Christians throughout Europe and Africa. CHRISTIAN MARTYRDOM: THE UNTOLD MIDDLE EASTERN CRISIS