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why don’t they condemn?
By
Aziz Poonawalla
Ever since 9-11, and well before it, this is the litany of accusation that ordinary Muslim Americans have had to endure: Muslims do not condemn – there is no million Muslim march against terrorism. Islam is an inherently violent religion. There are no moderate Muslims – only potential terrorists. The Qur’an promotes violence. Muslims need…
The Price of Extremism
By
Aziz Poonawalla
This is a guest post by Durriya Badani. The execution style murder of three young North Carolina students, two of whom were hijab wearing Muslim women, raises questions regarding the rise of Islamaphobia in the United States in the form of hate crimes. Some will argue that the motive for the incident has not been…
Can atheism drive someone to murder? #muslimlivesmatter #chapelhillshooting
By
Aziz Poonawalla
Like everyone else, I am in shock at the horrible tragedy in North Carolina last night, where three young Muslim Americans were brutally executed. The police are investigating and the murderer is in custody and cooperating. The family of the victims will hold a press conference soon, until then I am withholding judgement. The fact…
the silence libel: Muslims do not need to condemn
By
Aziz Poonawalla
Patheos blogger Dan Peterson has a moving and well-intentioned post in which he exhorts the Muslim American community to speak more loudly and denounce terrorism: But you have to speak up more loudly. Others — I promise you this, from innumerable conversations and questions after lectures, over years — are not hearing your denunciations of…
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