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Islam Is Not a Militant religion

To argue that Islam is somehow responsible for political violence in Muslim countries is to ignore the diversity that exists within Islam itself, thus treating it as a monolithic religion. Much of the Islamic world has been struggling in the latter half of the twentieth century and early twenty-first century…>> (read more)

Terrorists Gave Islam an Unfair Reputation

The religion of Islam has been blamed for terrorist activity, largely because terrorists identify themselves as Muslims and most Westerners are too ignorant of Islam to know that it does not promote terrorist behavior.

Non-Muslim Americans are often surprised to learn that there are a significant number of Muslims in…>> (read more)

Militant Islam Encourages Violence Against Nonbelievers

Islam, like Christianity and Judaism, does not advocate violence, but the politicization of Islamic movements and the Islamization of political movements in Muslim countries have contributed to the image of Islam as a violent religion. That is, political Islam, and not the culture of Islam, has been advocating violence across…>> (read more)