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...Struggle Within Islam...
YOUR STORY DESCRIBED A BATTLE FOR the soul of Islam between tolerant moderates and hateful extremists who are a threat to all [Sept. 13]. You seemed to link religious piety with violence and terrorism. That is a simplification, and it misses the point that faith and consciousness of God make people, especially devout Muslims like myself, better individuals. My faith teaches me that one day I will be held accountable for my actions in front of the Almighty and that I must do as many good deeds as possible. I realize this is not true for extremists like Osama...
...EVERY WRONG THING DONE BY Muslims automatically blamed on Islam? Does anyone imagine that there would be instant peace in the Middle East if all Arabs were to convert to Christianity? Would Palestinians have more positive feelings about being dispossessed if they were all Christians? Would Iraqis feel better about years of crippling sanctions and bombing if they were of another faith? Would they look more kindly upon the torturers at Abu Ghraib? No. Palestinians and Iraqis would be committing the same violence but perhaps using biblical verses to justify it. Rather than analyzing the holy books of each religion...
THERE ARE PARALLELS BETWEEN FUNDAmentalist Christianity and radical Islam. Both see no valid interpretation of Scripture other than the literal one. Both use propaganda and fear to win over skeptical moderates, and both see religious compromise as a sign of weakness. The rise of radical Islam along with unbending, uncompromising tactics within the U.S. by neoconservatives is a recipe for disaster. The U.S. war on terrorism simply fuels the flames of hatred in the Middle East. I have trouble deciding what scares me more, radical Islam or fundamentalist Christianity...
BARRED. YUSUF ISLAM, 56, the singer formerly known as Cat Stevens, whose albums sold 25 million copies in the 1960s and '70s; from the U.S.; after his United Airlines flight from London to Washington was diverted to Bangor, Maine, when U.S. officials discovered he was on the no-fly list for having suspected ties to terrorists. He returned to London, saying "The whole thing is totally ridiculous" and vowing to challenge...