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Article: Fighting words.(A)(Culture, Et Cetera)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- July 20, 2001
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Byline: Larry Witham
Muslim scholar Khalid Duran wants to give the West a realistic view of Islam.
Although his "Children of Abraham" book was written in the spirit of interfaith understanding, it has earned him the label "apostate," he says, which to radical Muslims means that he is worthy of death.
"Some people are surprised and asked me, `Why is there such a noise about this book?'" Mr. Duran, 61, says. "Books in Arabic are much more critical and controversial than this one. In this book, I am kind of conservative."
Written as part of an American Jewish Committee (AJC) interfaith project, his volume is subtitled "An ...