Nurtures Peace
aria matters and how to correct it.
and is working hard to get such a ban passed in every state. Most Americans don’t see this campaign as ridiculous because they know very little about Sharia in the first place, and trying to learn about it now means wading through a sea of definitions and counter-definitions with no solid ground to help distinguish fact from fiction. Unfortunately, in all the smoke created as we put out the many fires of Islamophobia, Muslim Americans have failed to adequately explain Sharia to their fellow citizens. The word has begun to acquire an English-language meaning that (like the word “jihad”) bears little resemblance to how Muslims understand and use it in our own lives. But it is not too late. However, Muslim Americans need to better understand Sharia in order to explain it to others. Islamic Horizons May/June 2013
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