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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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*[{{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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==References==
==References==
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