Article: Just what do they dislike, and why? Muslim opinion.(Is it American policy that Muslims resent, or the American system?)

Article: Appeasing Muslim opinion wrong approach to terrorism
Post-Tribune (IN);  September 13, 2006 ;     700+ words ......a crisis of "Muslim opinion." We must, they...public affection on Islam, by shutting down...fail to win over "Muslim opinion," we are told...country. So-called Muslim opinion is not the unanimous...the dictates of Islam. The proper response...opposite approach to ...

Article: Islam, media scholars take US coverage to task, THE WORLDPAPER
World Paper (USA);  November 7, 2001 ;     700+ words ......consumer of news is that Islam has effectively been hijacked...this is a spectrum of Muslim opinion. Some of these people...speak of their individual Muslim opinion. One doesn't ask "What...question. To give respect to Muslim opinion is correct, but there...extremists have not ...

Article: The Real Islam Is Not About Extremist Politics
International Herald Tribune;  February 8, 2002 ;     700+ words ...00-00-0000 Islam is a religion of peace and moderation. If it does...be so today, this is not due to the teachings of Islam but to interpretations made by those who are apparently learned in Islam to suit their patrons or their own vested interest...

Article: Discovering Islam.
The Economist (US);  June 18, 1988 ;     700+ words ...Disccovering Islam. By Akbar S. Ahmed. RKP; 251 pages; 25 [British pounds] and $55 ISLAM has a bad reputation. The Koran urges tolerance...attributes such as truth, justice and mercy. Yet Islam is not at bay; it seems to be enjoying a big revival...

Article: Film about Islam presents distortions
Washington Jewish Week;  July 13, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Film about Islam presents distortions Movie Review If the message of Islam: What the West Needs to Know is true, it is an alarming...interviews with a number of authors who have written about Islam and who have all come to the same basic conclusion...

Article: The United States government: Islam's patron?
Middle East Quarterly;  January 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Islam has dominated American public life on two occasions, once...unprovoked violence against American civilians. Each time, Islam became one of the most discussed topics in American public...debate, limiting itself to policy pronouncements on Iran. Islam was mentioned hardly if ever, in keeping with the ...

Article: Islam in Britain: 1558-1685; Islam in South Africa; Mosques, Imams and Sermons
Domes;  July 31, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Farah, Caesar E. Domes 07-31-2001 Islam In Britain: 1558-1685; Islam in South Africa; Mosques, Imams and Sermons Interest in the status of Islam outside the defined Islamic world has been on the rise in recent years as manifest in the publications...

Article: The Challenge of Islam: Encounters in Interfaith Dialogue
The Muslim World;  January 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ...The Challenge of Islam: Encounters in Interfaith Dialogue By Douglas...acknowledges to an evangelical pastor that Islam commands Muslims to kill any and all non-Musli...theology. He had little experience with Islam when he first began to teach about it in...

Article: Choose: Islam Scary, Lite or Dry? Three new books on Islam make three different mistakes while trying to understand the religion
The Independent Weekly;  January 8, 2003 ;     700+ words ......been exponential growth in interest in Islam after the Sept. 11 tragedies. Academics...witness to other agendas. The images of Islam they produce are by turns overly simplistic...fact, we forget that representations of Islam these days are highly politicized. The...

Article: Why critical scrutiny of Islam is an utmost necessity: Can reason blunt fanaticism? (Islam: Voices of Dissent).
Free Inquiry;  March 22, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Islam faces unprecedented scrutiny worldwide. This is appropriate--indeed, an utmost necessity. Westerners demand...contained that could incite such murderous zealotry. Muslims could benefit even more from critical scrutiny of Islam. Yet many react violently when Islam is criticized, whether by Muslim or ...

Article: Islam: The Next American Religion?
Arab American News;  June 15, 2001 ;     700+ words ......Michael Arab American News 06-15-2001 ISLAM: THE NEXT AMERICAN RELIGION? BY MICHAEL...our current zeitgeist? The answer may be Islam. Americans tend to think of their country...fits the current zeitgeist nicely. It's Islam. Islam is the third-largest and fastest...

Article: Islam in Malaysia: Between Rhetoric and Reality
NIAS Nytt;  December 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Islam in Malaysia is more than an enigma. Sometimes it appears...something very complex. The rhetoric that is often attached to Islam invariably blurs or impairs its image unless one is really...peculiar contexts within which it evolves. Probably because Islam in Malaysia is so closely intertwined with a ...

Article: India: Street Smart! Salaam Islam
Women's Feature Service;  June 21, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Kolkata, (WFS) - Ashikul Islam is barely 11 and has already had an eventful life. Islam's father died before he was born. He begged on...Communication and Development (CCD), who accompanied Islam to Athens. It was Islam's first trip, not just...

Article: An Illusion of Harmony: Science and Religion in Islam.(Book review)
Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith;  March 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......ILLUSION OF HARMONY: Science and Religion in Islam by Taner Edis. Amherst, NY: Prometheus...the interaction of science and faith in Islam. The book begins with an introductory chapter...of the interaction between science and Islam. The third chapter discusses (eisegetical...