Learning other religions; Understanding Muslims; Plenty of good
teachers; Character above skin color; Losing our compass (More
letters to the editor)  The Huntsville Times By The Huntsville
Times on June 02, 2012 at 6:30 AM  huntsville
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other religions  As a non-Muslim who attended the workshop on
Islam that John B. Brewer complains of in his recent letter, I
would like to respond.  First, as was pointed out at the meeting
and I already knew from discussions with Muslims in Iraq and
Kuwait, honor killings are a cultural issue, not a religious
one, and not condoned under Islamic law.  With respect to
terrorism and jihad, Mr. Brewer is obviously unaware of the
800-page fatwah by an Islamic scholar in Pakista