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POPSAuthor attempts to convey essence of Islam, post 9/11 Interesting comment by the publisher at the source: It was my great pleasure to publish this book for Modern History Press. We only very rarely consider fiction works as part of our Reflections of America series and once I picked up Shaila's "Saffron Dreams", I knew this was a story America HAD to read. Regards Victor R. Volkman Modern History Press www.ModernHistoryPress.com
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POPSAddressing the issue of women's rights I do not believe that women must make the same choices as men in order to be equal, and I respect those women who choose to live their lives in traditional roles. But it should be their choice. And that is why the United States will partner with any Muslim-majority country to support expanded literacy for girls, and to help young women pursue employment through micro-financing that helps people live their dreams.
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POPSPakistan's mystics targeted by Taliban "If you want to understand the inclusiveness and tolerance of Islam, you have to visit the shrines of Sufis," Qureshi said. "I believe that if you want to counter terrorism in long term, the strongest weapon is not the Kalashnikov, it is education, it is a changing of hearts and minds."
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POPSNo sanction for child marriage The need is to understand that what we call Sharia today includes a number of pre-Islamic Arab traditions and customary practices known as aadat (literally practices). Since the Quran was revealed among the Arabs and they were the first to embrace Islam their practices were accepted as part of Sharia law and Islamic principles had to be applied to the body of these aadat. But when Islam spread to other areas local customary laws also continued to be practised.
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POPSAs American as Apple Pie Did Obama's trip to Turkey help Muslims here at home? It depends on how you view my headscarf. By Hadia Mubarak | NEWSWEEK
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POPSMuslims Should Prove that Islam is a Religion of Peace I am no proponent of hate speech but below mentioned point is important and should be highlighted. However, there are Muslim scholars who have called for the outlawing of out dated practices, or implimentation of ijtihad - dynamic interpretation - within the faith.