Islam and Violence

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The paper discusses how Islam, the world's fastest growing faith, is often negatively stereotyped as intrinsically prone to violence. The paper discusses September 11, the war in Iraq and the Hindu-Muslim conflict in modern India. The paper shows how violence is not an essential part of, nor is justifiable by, the Islamic faith, but is instead the product of many other political, cultural and economic factors.

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"Religious belief has always been one of the most prominent catalysts of conflict between different cultures and peoples. Religious conflict can take many forms, from simple prejudices to cases of religious persecution. Too often, however, conflicts fueled by religious fervor can be violent in nature. Disagreements over spiritual beliefs of two different peoples can very easily result in misunderstandings and conflict in part because "nothing surpasses religion's ability to inspire commitment and emotions, creating an intensity of feeling that makes it harder to reconcile religious conflicts..." (Fox, 3). "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Barlas, Asma. "Islam, Women and Equality: Reading the Qur'an for Liberation." Ithaca College, New York: March 19th, 2003.
• Bogle, Emory C. Islam: Origin and Belief. Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press, 1998
• Brass, Paul R. The Production of Hindu-Muslim Violence in Contemporary India. Seattle, Washington: University of Washington Press, 2003.
• Engineer, Asghar Ali. Islam: Challenges in the 21st Century. New Delhi, India: Gyan Publishing House, 2004.
• Fieser, James & Powers, John. Scriptures of the World's Religions. Boston, Massachusetts: McGraw Hill, 2003.

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