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Eteraz.org Launches Anti-Fundamentalist Fundraiser
Posted by Bill Sounds like a worthy effort: NEW YORK, NY 02/18/2007 - In an effort to counter the influence of radical Islamic doctrine in the US & UK, Muslim activist organization and think tank Eteraz.org has launched a fundraiser to provide modernist translations of the Quran to Western mosques, Muslim chaplaincies, and student associations. "Today, the translation of the Quran most commonly found in Muslim institutions in the US is 'The Noble Quran', a Saudi-sponsored text that interprets the Quran according to a very conservative doctrine. That's problematic," says Eteraz.org founder Ali Eteraz. "We want to provide Muslims with a more modernist translation so that people can make up their own minds about controversial verses. The Saudi interpretation shouldn't be the only interpretation available to modern Muslims. That interpretation inserts hateful references to Jews and Christians and does nothing to clarify Quranic verses regarding women's rights." Read more here. Posted by Bill at February 20, 2007 10:00 AM | TrackBack (1) Trackback PingsTrackBack URL for this entry: CommentsWhat this world needs is more Qurans. Thank you for bringing this worthy charity to our attention. Nick Kasoff Posted by: Nick Kasoff at February 20, 2007 01:56 PM What the world needs is less Saudi Wahhab-style Islamic fundamentalism which promotes aggression. If you can't fathom that and feel the need to derisively comment about Muslims who are standing up and trying to combat this influence, then the world could certainly use fewer attitudes like yours. Posted by: Bill from INDC at February 20, 2007 02:04 PM But what about Iranian-style Shi'ite Islamic fundamentalism which promotes aggression? Posted by: El Guapo at February 21, 2007 02:01 AM Thanks for the link Bill. You don't have to indulge your critical commentators. We're not doing this for them, but for people like you and for ourselves =) Posted by: Ali eteraz at February 21, 2007 02:50 AM Don't you wish our gov't would throw a ton of money at these guys in order to get all the KSA Korans and literature out of our country and replaced with something non midieval? Why has it come to fundraisers? Posted by: Babs at February 21, 2007 05:00 PM cbtus iztjxdkuo nzprtsyx pglqhi qijle manqi mzagu Posted by: tqxg iegw at March 1, 2007 07:43 PM cbtus iztjxdkuo nzprtsyx pglqhi qijle manqi mzagu Posted by: tqxg iegw at March 1, 2007 07:44 PM |
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