By Selwyn Duke
"I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Therefore strike off their heads and strike off every fingertip of them.”
— Koran (8:15)
Every holy book contains some very unholy words, they say. If you presented certain select verses from the Bible in isolation, it would seem equally violent, they say. The problem with Islam is a few misled miscreants and misinterpretation, they say.
The question is, do misinterpretations of the Islamic canon explain the extremist Muslims?
Or do they explain the “moderate Muslims"?
Turkish journalist Uzay Bulut certainly has a very definite opinion. Writing a piece entitled “Islamic Terrorism: The Taboo Topic” at the Gatestone Institute recently, she states bluntly, “Why should anyone be afraid of a 'religion of peace'? Because some of its supporters threaten to kill you, and often do.”
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