Rushdie is correct: there are millions of tolerant civilized men and women who are Muslims. However, there are tens of millions (hundreds of millons?) of Muslims who are anything but tolerant. Ignoring that fact is borrowing trouble.
Religious reformations don't happen easily, and I don't expect that the needed Islamic reformation will be a pleasant process.
Re: on moderation
Date: 2007-12-10 04:27 am (UTC)Religious reformations don't happen easily, and I don't expect that the needed Islamic reformation will be a pleasant process.