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...Kareem's blog posts would not have been that different. For example, he wrote about how he wanted to become a human rights lawyer working for the betterment of "Muslim and Arabic women." But his blog also condemned sacred Muslim rituals like fasting during the holy month of Ramadan. He mocked Islamic liturgies by saying "there is no God but the human being." He also posted his opinions on Coptic blogs - set up by the remnant of Egypt's pre-Islamic Christian community - which made him a target for accusations of heresy and apostasy. In November Kareem was detained, interrogated...
...religion. Religious studies are voluntary and largely focus on history and philosophy; those seeking the traditional religious instruction of their faith may also do so in classes led by trained educators who share those students' beliefs. The school cafeteria is attentive to religious dietary rules and accommodates fasting during Ramadan or Lent. Students can take religious holidays, no matter how awkwardly they sit with the school calendar. Yet for all that, religion doesn't play a big role in school life, says Gregory Kimbembe, 15, who is of African origin. "You don't really notice religion at all except...
...Commentator Tariq Ramadan's viewpoint column urged the West to remember "the critical role that Muslims played in the development of Western thought" [Nov. 27]. If Ramadan wants to bolster the image of Islam in the West today, however, he would do better to implore Muslims around the world to protest any and all acts of violence, intimidation and terrorism committed in the name of Allah. Until then, how can Ramadan blame anyone for fearing Muslim immigration? Only when Muslims learn to accept Christians and members of other religions will they no longer be taken as a threat to world...
...find in the "Christianized" West, people have the freedom to exercise their faith and religion. For people to be deprived of that freedom in Muslim countries is blatantly immoral. James E. Ruark Kentwood, Michigan, U.S. I liked very much the dualing viewpoints by Richard John Neuhaus and Tariq Ramadan [Nov. 27.]. Neuhaus noted that, in a letter to the Pope, 38 Islamic authorities explained that that "jihad ? means struggle, and specifically struggle in the way of God. This struggle may take many forms, including the use of force." Instead of trying to teach Westerners how to approach Islam, perhaps...
...Ramadan is absolutely right when he says that Islam is already a European religion. I think there was after all a positive element to Pope Benedict's misleading remarks, as they opened the channel of communication between Islam and Christianity at all levels. As a Muslim I can only wish for Christians to be real Christians and Muslims to be real Muslims because then there will be no friction, as they all believe in having good relations with their neighbors. And what else is needed for a peaceful world other than supporting and working with one's neighbors, whether Muslims...