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==Background==
==Background==


'''Karen Armstrong''' (born 14 November 1944 in Wildmoor, Worcestershire), who refers to herself as a "freelance monotheist", is the [[United Kingdom|British]] author of several [[Literature|books/articles]] on comparative religion. She is also a member of the UN Committee for Religious Affairs, and is well known for her defense of [[Islam]]. In November of 2009, she unveiled the "Charter for Compassion" in Washington, DC and online. This "Charter" is a document which urges all people and religions to embrace peace and "to ensure that youth are given accurate and respectful information about other traditions, religions and cultures."
'''Karen Armstrong''' (born 14 November 1944 in Wildmoor, Worcestershire), who refers to herself as a "freelance monotheist", is the British author of several [[Literature|books/articles]] on comparative religion. She is also a member of the UN Committee for Religious Affairs, and is well known for her defense of [[Islam]]. In November of 2009, she unveiled the "Charter for Compassion" in Washington, DC and online. This "Charter" is a document which urges all people and religions to embrace peace and "to ensure that youth are given accurate and respectful information about other traditions, religions and cultures."


==Criticism==
==Criticism==
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{{Quote||Poorly researched and written, this book is largely an exercise in modern left-wing rhetoric about sensitivity, tolerance, and the evils of Western civilization. Her “triple vision” is blurred by a misguided approach to Islam and Judaism and outright hostility to Catholicism.<ref name="DJMP">Dr. James M. Powell - [http://www.hmml.org/centers/malta/publications/Lecture.html Crusading 1099-1999: Inaugural Lecture, Malta Study Center Lecture Series] - Presented at Saint John's University, Collegeville, MN, October 28, 1999</ref>}}
{{Quote||Poorly researched and written, this book is largely an exercise in modern left-wing rhetoric about sensitivity, tolerance, and the evils of Western civilization. Her “triple vision” is blurred by a misguided approach to Islam and Judaism and outright hostility to Catholicism.<ref name="DJMP">Dr. James M. Powell - [http://www.hmml.org/centers/malta/publications/Lecture.html Crusading 1099-1999: Inaugural Lecture, Malta Study Center Lecture Series] - Presented at Saint John's University, Collegeville, MN, October 28, 1999</ref>}}


In an interview with Voor Dutch television (Network) on November the 23rd 2005, Karen Armstrong explained while smiling, what she believes is the reason behind the mass-slaughter of innocent Iraqi citizens via [[Suicide Bombing|suicide-bombings]]:  
In an interview with Voor Dutch television (Network) on November the 23rd 2005, Karen Armstrong explained while smiling, what she believes is the reason behind the mass-slaughter of innocent Iraqi citizens via suicide-bombings:  


{{Quote||because of the so called forgotten dead, 90,000 by allied forces during the attack against Saddam Hussain.}}
{{Quote||because of the so called forgotten dead, 90,000 by allied forces during the attack against Saddam Hussain.}}
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Some of her other claims include that “until the 20th century, [[Antisemitism|anti-Semitism]] was not part of Islamic culture”, that [[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Muhammad|Muhammad]] was a “peacemaker” who “respected” Jews and other non-Muslims, and that “until recently, no Muslim thinker had ever claimed [[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Scholars on Jihad|violent Jihad]] was a central tenet of Islam."
Some of her other claims include that “until the 20th century, [[Antisemitism|anti-Semitism]] was not part of Islamic culture”, that [[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Muhammad|Muhammad]] was a “peacemaker” who “respected” Jews and other non-Muslims, and that “until recently, no Muslim thinker had ever claimed [[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Scholars on Jihad|violent Jihad]] was a central tenet of Islam."


==In popular culture==
==Other facts==
In the past, the 14th Dalai Lama said that Islam is not violent, any Muslim who commits bloodshed is no longer a genuine practitioner of Islam, and jihad is a spiritual struggle. Frontpage Magazine wrote about him, "he clearly had been reading too much Karen Armstrong".
In the past, the 14th Dalai Lama said that Islam is not violent, any Muslim who commits bloodshed is no longer a genuine practitioner of Islam, and jihad is a spiritual struggle. Frontpage Magazine wrote about him, "he clearly had been reading too much Karen Armstrong".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/271371/two-versions-dalai-lama-hugh-fitzgerald |title=Two Versions of The Dalai Lama |publisher= |author= |date= |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.frontpagemag.com%2Ffpm%2F271371%2Ftwo-versions-dalai-lama-hugh-fitzgerald&date=2018-10-16 |deadurl=no}}</ref>


==See Also==
==See Also==
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*[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.frontpagemag.com/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=7978|2=2011-12-08}} Karen Armstrong's Fantasies About Islamic Terror]
*[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.frontpagemag.com/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=7978|2=2011-12-08}} Karen Armstrong's Fantasies About Islamic Terror]
*[http://www.nysun.com/arts/perfect-surrender/40266/ The Perfect Surrender]
*[http://www.nysun.com/arts/perfect-surrender/40266/ The Perfect Surrender]
*[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/016230.php|2=2011-12-08}} Karen Armstrong reviews Spencer's The Truth About Muhammad!]
*[{{Reference archive|1=http://davidthompson.typepad.com/davidthompson/2007/02/islams_hagiogra.html|2=2011-12-08}} Islam's Hagiographer]
*[{{Reference archive|1=http://davidthompson.typepad.com/davidthompson/2007/02/islams_hagiogra.html|2=2011-12-08}} Islam's Hagiographer]
*[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.frontpagemag.com/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=2475|2=2011-12-08}} The Guardian of Islamic Extremism]
*[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.frontpagemag.com/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=2475|2=2011-12-08}} The Guardian of Islamic Extremism]
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