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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 | '''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 | 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://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== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Islamic History]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Sacred history]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Modern movements]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Modernism]] |