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Rioting, killing in the name of Islam?, The Quran itself raises questions, as does the possibility it was defiled; let's not lose our heads
\"What do you expect?\" my critics will declare. \"Abusing the Quran is like abusing basic human rights. If you're a good Muslim, your identity and dignity are bound up in revering the Quran. It's the literal word of God. Unsullied. Unedited. Unlike the other holy books.\" For centuries, philosophers of Islam have been telling the story of the \"Satanic Verses.\" The Prophet Muhammad accepted them as authentic entries into the Quran. Later, he realized they deify heathen idols rather than God. So he belatedly rejected the verses, blaming them on a trick played by Satan - which implies that the prophet edited the Quran. Contrast that with the strategy of Imran Khan, the Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician who rallied his countrymen to express rage based on one paragraph in Newsweek. A fierce rival of Pakistan's president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, Khan objects to cooperating with the United States on security matters. He knew his comments about Newsweek would feed the most reflexive of Muslim impulses - to treat the Quran with uncritical veneration.
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The freedom to criticise the Koran
The battle for the soul of Islam will be fought by young Muslims - in the West, writes Irshad Manji.
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Victims will never be victors over Israel
Palestinian suicide bombers have been misguided by extremist ideology, writes Irshad Manji.
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