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Book Reviews
Oil, Turmoil, Under the Shadow of God
By Carl Muller August , 2006
Man had raised hackles, shown utter contempt and hatred for man. This has been the sorry story of the
world and history is counted in the battles, slaughter and distrust of nations. It is the greatest horror
story of all and yet this saga is seemingly endless, has intensified and is beyond control. In Islam, the
Quran calls humankind the ‘People of the Book’. All people – for it is the contention of the religions of the world, the isms, the cults, even the fanatic and those of the lunatic fringe that there will always be the ‘Book’: the Book that tells them what is expected of them, of the races, communities, societies. Each of us have our own approach to the dictates of the ‘Book’ we claim to be our guide… and the Books, too, have been doctored and re-written and reshaped as the centuries come and go. Every millennium comes, goes, bringing with it tidal waves of deceit, falsehood, spreading more hatred. It has happened time and again and the shores become sand sponges of blood and the guns roar in the mountains.
Western Islamophobia and Bush-Blair team's barbarity and cruelty in the name of democracy.
By S. Pathiravitana August , 2006
In the introduction to his book”War on Terrorism-The Untold Truths”, Latheef Farook gives a partly possible reason for the currently prevailing Islamophobia in some parts of the world. “The current general hostile environment towards the Muslims,” he says, “could be attributed to some extent to the century-old and inherent suspicion and hostility of secular Europe towards Muslims. In the long years of bloody conflicts between the church and state in Europe the state was relegating religion to the whims of individuals. The 18th century French Revolution and the Bolshevik revolution in Russia once and for all sealed the fate of religion with Pope and Euro-Christianity being completely excluded from any state activity.” While this is true to a great extent the immediate problem that has been created, however, is due largely to the Islamic presence in the West.
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