There are common denominators that unite all members of al-Nahda: There is no one in al-Nahda who doubts about Islam There is no one in al-Nahda that believes in extremist views of Islam.
I've studied various schools of thought... I acknowledge that some Muslims consider music prohibited, but I've found a lot of evidence from the life of the Prophet to show that he allowed certainly, but even encouraged, music at certain times.
There's no question that homophobia is rampant among the world's 1.5 billion Muslims - but that doesn't negate the fact that there are huge groups of Muslims who have easily reconciled their faith and sexual orientation, like LGBT people in other faith communities.
(God) gives the weak a weapon for self-defense that the strong, despite his military and nuclear arsenals, can do nothing against. There are clerics who condemn this and even say that these are suicide operations that are not allowed in Islam.
Bin Laden says his own role is to tell Muslims, quote, 'what is good for them and what is not.'
'Jihad' can mean holy war to extremists, but it means struggle to the average Muslim.
There is no "true Islam," just different interpretations.
However, there are moderate and non-moderate Muslims, I acknowledge that.
Koranic teaching still insists that the sun moves around the earth. How can we advance when they teach things like that?
America does not seek good for Islam, for the Muslims, and for the repressed.
