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Thu. Aug. 25, 2005
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The True, Peaceful Face of Islam
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Armstrong has written many books about Islam.
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In this article, Karen Armstrong writes, “There are 1.2 billion Muslims in the world, and Islam is the world's fastest-growing religion. If the evil carnage we witnessed on Sept. 11 were typical of the faith, and Islam truly inspired and justified such violence, its growth and the increasing presence of Muslims in both Europe and the U.S. would be a terrifying prospect. Fortunately, this is not the case.”
Armstrong argues the case that “Islam is not addicted to war”, and that jihad is only advocated in the Qur’an for defensive purposes.
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