The Events of 9/11 and Islam, the Taliban, and Bin Laden
President Khatami of Iran Calls for the Rescue of Religious Discourse from Terrorists at a panel of American interfaith religious leaders convened by the World Conference on Religion and Peace at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York, November 13.
Where Was God on September 11th? by Muslim professor of Religious Studies, Abdulaziz Sachedina, of the University of Virginia.
A Letter from An Arab-American Poet to Any Would-Be Terrorists by Naomi Shihab Nye.
American Muslims Condemn Terrorism, the statement of the American Muslim Council and American Muslim Political Coordination Committee.
Terrorists Are Mass Murderers, Not Martyrs An Interview with Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, American Muslim Scholar
Cat Stevens: "They have hijacked my religion." An article written by the former rock musician, Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam), October 26, 2001.
Terrorism has nothing to do with Islam: an article by Yusuf Islam (formerly known as Cat Stevens)
Yusuf Islam ( Cat Stevens ) Sings the Peace Train and Opposes Terrorism from The Times (UK), October 22, 2001.
American Muslim Leader and Professor of Islam, Ingrid Mattson states that Muslims must stop violence committed by Muslims against innocent non-Muslims.
American Muslim Council Supports President Bush’s Campaign Against Terrorism
Muslim Voices That Oppose Extremism and Fanaticism, more linked articles from Islamfortoday.com.
Muslims Must Reclaim Islam from the Terrorists An essay by the British Muslim scholar, Professor 'Abd al-Hakim Murad.
The Current Crisis: Formulating A Response by American Sufi Shaykh and Islamic Scholar Nuh Keller.
Muslims must declare jihad against Muslim extremists and root them out, a 60 Minutes discussion with Shaykh Hamza Yusuf and others.
A Time for Introspection by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, criticizes Muslims for their failure to prevent the religious climate that gives rise to radical extremists.
Leading Muslim Scholars Declare the Terrorists of 9/11 Have Deviated from Islam A collection of articles compiled by Mas'ud Ahmed Khan.
Islam and Violence by Prof. Seyyed Hossein Nasr.
American Muslims Respond to the Terrorist Attack: numerous statements of Muslims compiled by the United States Information Agency (USIA).
The Making of Afghanistan Excellent detailed modern history from the Communist period until today published in the New York Review of Books by Pankaj Mishra.
Prominent Afghan Mullah Declares that Mullah Omar is the Defender of Killers December 9, 2001.
Muslims Around the World Oppose the Taliban: a number of linked articles at Islamfortoday.com.
Songwriting, The Taliban, and Being a Muslim: A conversation with British Muslim Rock Musician, Richard Thompson.
Bin Laden's Violence is Heresy Against Islam by the British Muslim scholar, 'Abd al-Hakim Murad.
Leading Canadian Muslim Scholars Reject Bin Laden's Claims of Jihad Against Americans
Bin Laden distorting Islamic law, say experts, including Vice-President of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), Ingrid Mattson
Various Bin Laden Links compiled collectively by American scholars of Islam.
Where The Violence Comes From, by Rabbi Michael Lerner, editor of Tikkun, a prominent socially and spiritually conscious Jewish periodical.
Catholic Bishops and Muslim Leaders Issue Joint Statement on Terrorism by US Conference of Catholic Bishops and leaders of major American Muslim organizations: AMC, ICNA, ISNA, MAS.
Yoga and Terrorism by Dr. Georg Feuerstein, one of the foremost scholars and teachers of Yoga today, conveys a yogic understanding of terrorism and Islam.
Website of American Scholars of Islam on WTC Bombing, Terrorism, and Afghanistan
True Jihad After The Tragedy: A Peace Jihad, by Professor Bruce Lawrence, Duke University.
Scholars Assert that the Qur'an is a Book of Peace--An article in National Geographic Today
The
University of Georgia
Responds to the Terrorist Attacks of 9/11 and to the
Crisis in Afghanistan.
Religion is Not the Enemy: Don't Look at Bin Laden and See Islam by Catholic professor of Islamic Law, David Forte, whose writings have influenced various speeches of President Bush.
Seeking Moderation: Giving the Wahhabis too Much Credit by the journalist Stephen Schwartz, partly refutes Forte's article and asserts that Wahhabi Islam spawns terrorism.
One Hundred Questions and Answers About Arab Americans: A Journalist's Guide, by the Detroit Free Press.
Combat Terrorism with More Democracy and Less Poverty asserts Secretary of State Colin Powell at the UN.
