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STRUGGLING FOR THE SOUL OF ISLAM
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KNOW-NOTHINGS, SUCH AS PAT ROBERTSON, HAVE BEEN SAYING THAT ISLAM
IS A DANGEROUS AND VIOLENT RELIGION THAT CANNOT COEXIST WITH OTHERS,
AND MANY AMERICANS HAVE BEEN ASKING: Where are the voices within
Islam who argue to the contrary?
Two such voices were heard last month at the World Economic Forum
in New York. Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohammed of Malaysia, often
a strong critic of the West and its values, rose to the podium to
say: "Islam is a religion of peace and moderation. If ...
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