
Muslims must tackle theology of hate
Abdullah Saeed | August 07, 2009
Article from: The Australian
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25892993-7583,00.html
EVENTS of the past decade have shown that small groups of militant extremist Muslims have a remarkable ability to create havoc in much of the world: killing, suicide bombing and destruction in the name of Islam.
That the number of these militant extremists is small is not a good reason for the majority of Muslims to remain silent.
Professor Abdullah Saeed
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