Islam
Islam | Chapter 1 Preface
The Satanic Verses, a comic novel by British author Salman Rushdie, set off a furor upon its publication in 1989. The book—which has since been banned in over twenty countries— was seen by Muslims as a defamation of Islam because it called into question the veracity of the prophet Muhammad’s decrees. Soon after the book was published, Iranian president Ayatollah Khomeini issued an edict condemning Rushdie to death, and the Iranian Khordad Foundation offered a $2.5 million award to anyone who would carry out Rushdie’s murder. For nine years, Rushdie, an ex- Muslim who was...
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Chapter 1
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- Islamic Values Are Incompatible with Western Values
- Islamic Values Are Compatible with Western Values
- Islam Presents an Obstacle to Democracy
- Islam Does Not Present an Obstacle to Democracy
- Islam Suppresses Freedom of Speech
- Claims That Islam Suppresses Freedom of Speech Are Hypocritical
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Chapter 3
- Chapter 3 Preface
- Islamic Terrorism Poses a Threat to the United States
- The Problem of Islamic Terrorism Is Overstated
- The Islamic Doctrine of Jihad Advocates Violence
- The Islamic Doctrine of Jihad Does Not Advocate Violence
- The Media Stereotype Muslims as Terrorists
- Media Stereotypes Do Not Define the Image of Muslims
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