"The Myth: Islam Beyond Violence"

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This paper details the misconceptions in the Muslim religion in reviewing Bruce B. Lawrence's "The Myth: Islam Beyond Violence." The author claims that the essence of Islam is a focus on living a moral and peaceful life while people in western culture frequently correlate Islam with the extremist views of an alleged handful of outspoken supporters. This paper also discusses the complex intricacies of the Muslim way of life as well as the religion's three major movements which are: Revivalism, reformism and fundamentalism.

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"Lawrence's position that most forms of Islam are non-violent is supported throughout the text. He argues that most Muslims are trying to fit in with Western culture, while the United States is busy focusing on its relatively fundamentalist regime. In regards to the recent terrorist activities against the United States, he assesses, "I don't think we can remove the threat, but I think we can reduce it."

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