Islam
Islam | Chapter 3 Preface
In a recent interview, Time magazine asked Osama bin Laden, leader of the fundamentalist group International Islamic Front for Jihad, whether he was responsible for the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa, which caused the deaths of over 200 people. Bin Laden responded by saying, “The International Islamic Front for Jihad against the U.S. and Israel has, by the grace of God, issued a crystalclear fatwa [decree] calling on the Islamic nation to carry [out] jihad . . . If the instigation [of] jihad . . . is considered a crime, then let...
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- Islam Suppresses Freedom of Speech
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Chapter 3
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- 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
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