Of all the intelligent and exciting speeches at the American Freedom
Alliance event in Los Angeles, August 21st 2016, probably the most
touching was given by Wafa Sultan, the author of A God Who Hates.
Herself originally from Syria, Sultan’s attacks on Islam have been so
direct and uncompromising that even the toughest American or European
Islam-critic pales in comparison with her. She started out by setting a
few things straight:
In brief, Islam is not a religion. It is a political ideology
that imposes itself by force and fear. American values, such as
compassion, respect and acceptance of others, should not get in the way
of understanding the danger that threatens those very core virtues.
Following these values blindly might lead to demise.
Thereyou have it: Islam is not a religion, and categorising it as such is a
mistake. Wafa did not even leave open the option that some purely
religious form of Islam may exist somewhere — she suggests that we cease
to even consider the idea that Islam should be considered a religion.
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