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The New York Review of Books
November 8, 2007
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/20800?email
How to Understand Islam
By Malise Ruthven
In the immediate aftermath of the attacks of September 11, 2001,
President George W. Bush visited the Islamic Center in Washington,
where he told his audience, 'These acts of violence against innocents
violate the fundamental tenets of the Islamic faith.... The face of
terror is not the true faith of Islam. That's not what Islam is all
about. Islam is peace.' In Britain his sentiments were echoed by Prime
Minister Tony Blair, who told the Arabic newspaper al-Hayat: 'There is
nothing in Islam which excuses such an all-encompassing massacre of
innocent people, nor is there anything in the teachings of Islam that
allows the killing of civilians, of women and children, of those who
are not engaged in war or fighting.'
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From: G
The New York Review of Books
November 8, 2007
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/20800?email
How to Understand Islam
By Malise Ruthven
In the immediate aftermath of the attacks of September 11, 2001,
President George W. Bush visited the Islamic Center in Washington,
where he told his audience, 'These acts of violence against innocents
violate the fundamental tenets of the Islamic faith.... The face of
terror is not the true faith of Islam. That's not what Islam is all
about. Islam is peace.' In Britain his sentiments were echoed by Prime
Minister Tony Blair, who told the Arabic newspaper al-Hayat: 'There is
nothing in Islam which excuses such an all-encompassing massacre of
innocent people, nor is there anything in the teachings of Islam that
allows the killing of civilians, of women and children, of those who
are not engaged in war or fighting.'
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