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Harming or Respecting People of the Book?

Posted by | Apr 12, 2013 |

Question: I am working in Israel as an English teacher and am saddened by the sad situation that exists between Islam and the People of the Book. I recently started reading the Qur'an and see the respect that Muhammad had for the People of the Book.

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Any Friendship Between Muslims and Other Groups?

Posted by | Apr 11, 2013 |

Question:     *{O you who believe! Take not the Jews and the Christians for your friends and protectors: they are but friends and protectors to each other. And he among you that turns to them for friendship is of them.}* (Al-Ma’idah 5:51)This friendship makes any Muslim an enemy of their own and deserving of the same fate as the unbeliever.

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Is Islam Anti-Semitic?

Posted by | Apr 11, 2013 |

Question: Is Islam anti-Semitic? I don't mean it as an insult or offense to Muslims. In fact, I'm intrigued about Islam and I'm trying to deepen my knowledge of it. I'm reading the Qu'ran and the hadiths and sincerely I find most of their teachings very beautiful.

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Classification of Islamic Trends

Posted by | Apr 11, 2013 |

Current media coverage studies on Islam and Muslim societies and communities, especially on what is called 'political Islam' or 'Islamists', typically mention these terms: fundamentalist, strict, radical, moderate, progressive, and so on. These media reports draw from a large number of contemporary studies that offer 'typologies of Islamic ideologies.'

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