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Schwartz's opinion should be taken with a grain(or ton) of salt!!!

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in response to reader comment: Stephen Schwartz praises Muslim communities just before they radicalize

Submitted by Jaladhi (United States), Jun 1, 2007 at 11:12

One has to wonder about Schwartz's views about the "healthiness" of Canadian Islam since he himself has converted to Islam's sufi sect. In his book, The Two Faces of Islam, he condemns Saudi Arabia's wahabism and holds them solely responsible for radicalization of Bosnian Muslims who are sufis and thought to be peaceful. He is right about Saudi Arabia's role in spreading wahabism and Muslim radicalism throughout the world. However, he forgets sufis are just as much radical and violent as the rest of Muslims, sunnis, shias etc. Muslims of Chechya, Kashmir, Bosnia, Kosovo, Albania , etc are sufis, yet they are in the forefrontt of violent jihad in these areas.

I would take Schwartz's opinion about Canadian Islam with a grain( or ton ) of salt!!!

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Title Commenter Date Thread
UNITY IN ISLAM [58 words]Iddrisu Abdul-karimDec 16, 2010 08:23181028
Disappointing [49 words]Adam DaifallahMay 29, 2007 23:3195192
1Situation is Different from US - for now [131 words]James BurkeJun 1, 2007 15:1695192
1Canadian Muslims [38 words]donvanMay 29, 2007 16:0095153
Saudis will now take note of Canadian Muslims. [48 words]M.D'SouzaMay 29, 2007 11:4095124
Paying the piper [84 words]David W. LincolnMay 29, 2007 00:0595087
ISLAM IN CANADA [46 words]SondraMay 28, 2007 21:1795074
1Islam is Islam [142 words]ElaineAug 18, 2008 14:3995074
Stephen Schwartz praises Muslim communities just before they radicalize [79 words]Mark JamesMay 28, 2007 14:3695026
1Schwartz's opinion should be taken with a grain(or ton) of salt!!! [127 words]JaladhiJun 1, 2007 11:1295026
1Healthier, eh? [89 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
J.S.May 28, 2007 14:2795025
I am stunned that a speaker from the Imam Khomeini Institute was allowed entry [207 words]AlexMay 30, 2007 13:5595025
1Canadian Muslims are just the same old... [100 words]JaladhiMay 30, 2007 15:4095025
1Healthier Islam in Canada , you say!! [114 words]PKMay 30, 2007 16:2795025
1my 2 cents [16 words]AnnaJun 4, 2007 23:3995025

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