Middle East Forum Translations of this item: German Italian Recently, Cathy Lynn Grossman of USA Today wrote an article about Muslim zakat, wherein I was referenced as a "critic of Islam." She then followed up with another article titled "Critic questions the aims and ends of Islamic charity," dedicated to examining my views on zakat. While I appreciate Ms. Grossman's … [Read more...]
Il lato oscuro della Zakat
La "beneficenza" musulmana nel suo contesto Pezzo in lingua originale inglese: The Dark Side of Zakat Sia riguardo a ciò che viene insegnato agli scolari Americani dai loro insegnanti, che riguardo a ciò che viene raccontato agli Americani dai loro Presidenti, oggi concetti specifici unicamente dell'islàm sono quasi sempre "occidentalizzati". Che sia il risultato di … [Read more...]
The Dark Side of Zakat
Muslim "Charity" in Context Italian From what American schoolchildren are being taught by their teachers to what Americans are being told by their presidents, concepts unique to Islam are nowadays almost always "Westernized." Whether the product of naivety, arrogance, or downright disingenuousness, this phenomenon has resulted in epistemic (and thus endemic) failures, … [Read more...]
Obama’s Puzzling Approach to the Muslim World
Pajamas Media Translations of this item: French President Barack Obama and I have one thing in common shared by few Americans: we were brought up by at least one parent — biological or step is irrelevant — who was born and raised in an Islamic milieu. Intimately aware of the inevitable effects of this, I must question Obama's sincerity in his approach to the Islamic … [Read more...]
Ebraismo e Cristianesimo : violenti come l’islam?
Pezzo in lingua originale inglese: Are Judaism and Christianity as Violent as Islam? Traduzioni di Paolo Mantellini "C'è molta più violenza nella Bibbia che nel Corano; l'idea che l'islàm si sia imposto con la spada è una fantasia Occidentale, inventata al tempo delle Crociate, quando, in realtà, furono i Cristiani dell'Occidente a scatenare una brutale "guerra santa" contro … [Read more...]