Word: islam
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...atmosphere became more heated when one student, Tariq N. Ali ’09 questioned the Senator’s facts about Islam. Santorum accused Ali of being an Osama Bin Laden apologist, interrupting his comment and telling him to “stop apologizing for Osama Bin Laden.” [SEE CLARIFICATION BELOW...
...overwhelming answer is that we’re at war with radical Islam, but we never hear that term used by policy makers” Santorum said during his lecture. “I believe it is the greatest enemy America has ever faced...
Santorum said that to combat radical Islam, the U.S. needs to maintain an offensive stance, educate the American people, disarm the enemy, and involve the Islamic world in the process of halting the spread of radical Islam. “If Islam does not confront and deal with its radical elements, then we are going to be on a tough collision course,” Santorum said...
...interviews after the event, students said that his words falsely implied that Islam was not compatible with ideas like justice, peace, and equality...
...think that there is a fundamental disagreement over what we believe the religion to be and what he interprets it as,” External Relations Chair of the Harvard Islamic Society Fauzia Shaikh ’10 said. “He seems to believe that Islam requires a reformation for these problems to be fixed. We want to achieve the same ends...but we don’t want to lose our Islamic identity...