Nonviolence, Muslim Style: From Ghaffar Khan to Tahrir Square

"The Prophet Muhammad is thought of as quite a violent figure in the Western imagination, but for the thirteen years he was in Mecca, he refused to retaliate in spite of all the humiliation and violence inflicted on him and his followers."

Here is a good article about a new book emphasizing that non-violence is a principle of real Islam. It's an interview with the author.

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