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Is Islam The Real Problem? Or Puritanical, Fascist And Intolerant Ideologies?

By Paul Salahuddin Armstrong Terrorism is obviously very wrong, as well as being a very primitive way of trying to champion a cause. However, Islam is not terrorism! Orthodox Islam never has been and never has promoted terrorism! Today’s problems … Continue reading

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BBC NEWS: Can Sufi Islam counter the Taleban?

Some believe that Pakistan’s mystic, non-violent Islam can be used as a defence against extremism (Photos: Kamil Dayan Khan) By Barbara Plett BBC News, Lahore It’s one o’clock in the morning and the night is pounding with hypnotic rhythms, the … Continue reading

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Dualism, Dualism, Dualism!

By Jake Murray “Let’s take a look at this phenomenon for a moment, shall we? Dualism. Or more specifically, Dualism Dualism Dualism. In the debate between Believers and Dawkinsians (not all Atheists are Dawkinsians, remember!), a key element is the … Continue reading

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Science vs Religion or Science & Religion

By Jake Murray “In the end, we could get rid of every religion in the world and we would still find reasons to hurt, kill, be intolerant and oppress one another. Get rid of religion and people would reorganise along … Continue reading

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Tackling Extremism – Doha Debates

The issue of how to combat extremism and improve relations between the West and Muslim world was the topic of the second Doha Debates Special on February 28th, 2006. The event was part of the Doha meeting of the United … Continue reading

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