Islam Archive

Salman Rushdie has come out in support of Park 51. Rushdie, as you may recall, had a price put on his head by the Iranian government over his book The Satanic Verses. He says he understands the

Here’s a good video about why some of us atheists are not so prone towards criticizing Islam: I think she could’ve gone more into the point about racism, but she’s not American so I can see why

It looks like someone managed to get through to Terry Jones as he’s called off the Quran burning he had planned for this weekend: However, the part about Park 51 moving seems to be a lie: Official:

Though I’m a veteran I’ve stayed clear of organizations for veterans as they tend to be far more to the right than I’m comfortable with. I’ve heard of one group that requires vets to swear allegiance to

Petraeus points out the obvious: The U.S. commander in Afghanistan on Monday criticized a Florida church’s plan to burn copies of the Quran on September 11, warning the demonstration “could cause significant problems” for American troops overseas.