Author: Khalid M. Syed

Why are Pope Benedict’s remarks about Islam ‘Derogatory’?

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…..To an outsider it would seem that Pope has now jumped onto the Islam bashing bandwagon and has lent his support to the destructive idea of clash of ‘ideologies’ or ‘civilisations’. I am afraid that Pope has done un-repairable damage to the cause of interfaith harmony. Whether the apology offered by Vatican will be enough to convince the Muslim world otherwise remains to be seen. Continue Reading →

Why Sudden Demands for Fatwa Against Terrorism?

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Since the tragic and deplorable London bombings of July 2005 there has been sudden and widespread demads in the West that Muslim clerics denounce terrorism and issue Fatwa against it. Muslim clerics and spokesmen are paraded on TV or radio and pressured to clearly denounce whatever the program presenter thinks is appropriate at the moment. Many presenters have repeatedly asked why no one has issued Fatwa against terrorism until recently….. Continue Reading →