Category: Islam & Terrorism

Economist’s comment on Muslim Attitudes…

In “If you want my opinion” (The Economist, Pg 72, issue dated Mar 10, ’07) – a study of Muslim attitudes and their views on various things like democracy, terrorism etc. I came across...

Is a reformation within Islam finally under way?

A few weeks ago, Fareed Zakaria wrote a thought-provoking Op-Ed piece in Newsweek titled, “The Road to Reformation” (Feb 5 ’07) In that he wrote, “For those in the west asking when Islam will...

SRK: “Jihad…a small little word”

Came across this quote by SRK in a recent rediff interview (emphasis mine): ” If some person is using the name of Islam and confusing it with jihad, I think one needs to understand...

“An Ignored Manifesto” – Excerpts

Diana West, the widely read Washington Post columnist wrote this essay early last year but it continues to be relevant, current and highly readable…. Excerpts: “Last month, 12 mainly European-based, mainly Muslim or ex-Muslim...