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[[Image:NPS 9-11.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[September 11, 2001 attacks]] killed many people. In sura 8:12, Qur'an tells to "'''cast terror''' into the hearts of those who disbelieve".<ref name=ThereligionofpeaceViolence>[http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/Quran/023-violence.htm What does the Religion of Peace Teach About...: Violence] ''Thereligionofpeace.com''</ref>]]

[[Image:NPS 9-11.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[September 11, 2001 attacks]] killed many people. In sura 8:12, Qur'an tells to "'''cast terror''' into the hearts of those who disbelieve".<ref name=ThereligionofpeaceViolence>[http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/Quran/023-violence.htm What does the Religion of Peace Teach About...: Violence] ''Thereligionofpeace.com''</ref>]]

'''Islam has been criticized''' not only by non-Muslims, but also by Muslim intellectuals, academics and activists.

'''[[Islam]] has been criticized''' not only by non-Muslims, but also by Muslim intellectuals, academics and activists.

==Human rights==

==Human rights==

{{cquote|They accord priority to rationalizing governmental repression, protecting and promoting social cohesion, and perpetuating traditional hierarchies in society, which means discriminatory treatment of women and non-Muslims.}}

{{cquote|They accord priority to rationalizing governmental repression, protecting and promoting social cohesion, and perpetuating traditional hierarchies in society, which means discriminatory treatment of women and non-Muslims.}}

Muhammad traded and owned slaves.<ref>http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/Quran/015-slavery.htm</ref>

[[Muhammad]], the founder of Islam, traded and owned slaves.<ref>http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/Quran/015-slavery.htm</ref>

==Sharia==

==Sharia==

{{cquote|Beyond extremists and Islamist terrorism at the global level, the root of evil is inherent in a physiologically violent and historically conflictual Islam.}}

{{cquote|Beyond extremists and Islamist terrorism at the global level, the root of evil is inherent in a physiologically violent and historically conflictual Islam.}}

According to Allam, this religion is characterized by "hate and intolerance".<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article3606109.ece Pope converts outspoken Muslim who condemned ‘religion of hate’] ''Times Online''</ref>  

According to Allam, this ideology is characterized by "hate and intolerance".<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article3606109.ece Pope converts outspoken Muslim who condemned ‘religion of hate’] ''Times Online''</ref>  

=="Islam wants to take over the world"==

=="Islam wants to take over the world"==

==Terrorism==

==Terrorism==

Muslims differentiated themselves from Islamic terrorist organizations with the claim Islam promotes peace. But critics proved that Islam promotes terrorism.<ref name=Theskepticalreview>[http://www.theskepticalreview.com/tsrmag/016front.html The Real Culprit] ''Theskepticalreview.com''</ref> James M. Arlandson, Ph.D., writes:<ref name=AmericanThinker>[http://www.americanthinker.com/2005/04/did_jesus_or_muhammad_wield_th.html Did Jesus or Muhammad wield the sword or did both?] ''American Thinker''</ref>

Muslims differentiated themselves from Islamic terrorist organizations with the claim Islam "promotes peace". But critics proved that Islam promotes terrorism.<ref name=Theskepticalreview>[http://www.theskepticalreview.com/tsrmag/016front.html The Real Culprit] ''Theskepticalreview.com''</ref> James M. Arlandson, Ph.D., writes:<ref name=AmericanThinker>[http://www.americanthinker.com/2005/04/did_jesus_or_muhammad_wield_th.html Did Jesus or Muhammad wield the sword or did both?] ''American Thinker''</ref>

{{cquote|In truth, the Muslim apologists who say that Islam is the religion of peace are misleading the public.}}

{{cquote|In truth, the Muslim apologists who say that Islam is the religion of peace are misleading the public.}}

In sura 8:12, [[Qur'an]] says to those willing to impose their religious belief on others, "I '''will cast terror''' into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Therefore strike off their heads and strike off every fingertip of them."<ref name=ThereligionofpeaceViolence/> Sura 9:5 says of non-Muslims, "So when the sacred months have passed, '''slay the idolaters''', wherever you find them, and '''take them captive''' and '''besiege them''' and lie in wait for them in every ambush".<ref name=Theskepticalreview/> Sura 8:60 states, "And prepare against them what force you can and horses tied at the frontier, to '''terrorize''' thereby the enemy of Allah..."<ref>[http://www.faithfreedom.org/Articles/quran_teaches.htm Quran Teaches] ''FaithFreedom.org''</ref>

In Sura 8:12, the [[Koran]] says to those willing to impose their ideological belief on others, "I '''will cast terror''' into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Therefore strike off their heads and strike off every fingertip of them."<ref name=ThereligionofpeaceViolence/> Sura 9:5 says of non-Muslims, "So when the sacred months have passed, '''slay the idolaters''', wherever you find them, and '''take them captive''' and '''besiege them''' and lie in wait for them in every ambush".<ref name=Theskepticalreview/> Sura 8:60 states, "And prepare against them what force you can and horses tied at the frontier, to '''terrorize''' thereby the enemy of Allah..."<ref>[http://www.faithfreedom.org/Articles/quran_teaches.htm Quran Teaches] ''FaithFreedom.org''</ref>

==Conservative Critics==

==Conservative Critics==

Major conservative critics include [[Daniel Pipes]] and [[Robert Spencer]]. Pipes argues that “radical Islam is the problem, moderate Islam is the solution.”<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.campus-watch.org/article/id/1862 |title=Radical Islam the problem, moderate the solution, says Pipes|author=Frances Kraft|publisher=Campus Watch|date=April 6, 2005}}</ref> Spencer is skeptical that a moderate Islam can be established and sustained.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://frontpagemag.com/2010/03/17/is-there-a-moderate-islam/ |title=Is There a Moderate Islam?|author=Robert Spencer|date=Mar 17, 2010|publisher=Front Page Magazine}}</ref> In contrast to the critics, [[Dinesh D'Souza]] defends Islamic fundamentalists and argues that they are conservatives who are legitimately appalled over the decadence and degradation of modern culture.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/211372/land-free/dinesh-dsouza |title=Land of The Free|author=Dinesh D’Souza|July 2, 2004|publisher=National Review Online}}</ref>

Major conservative critics include [[Daniel Pipes]] and [[Robert Spencer]]. Pipes argues that "radical Islam is the problem, moderate Islam is the solution."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.campus-watch.org/article/id/1862 |title=Radical Islam the problem, moderate the solution, says Pipes|author=Frances Kraft|publisher=Campus Watch|date=April 6, 2005}}</ref> Spencer is skeptical that a moderate Islam can be established and sustained.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://frontpagemag.com/2010/03/17/is-there-a-moderate-islam/ |title=Is There a Moderate Islam?|author=Robert Spencer|date=Mar 17, 2010|publisher=Front Page Magazine}}</ref> In contrast to the critics, [[Dinesh D'Souza]] defends Islamic fundamentalists and claims that they are "conservatives" who are legitimately appalled over the decadence and degradation of modern culture,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/211372/land-free/dinesh-dsouza |title=Land of The Free|author=Dinesh D’Souza|July 2, 2004|publisher=National Review Online}}</ref> even though adherents of Islam have ironically allied themselves with the Left to advance their ideology, and the Left (particularly in politics, the courts, [[mainstream media|the media]] and academia) have willingly taken Islam as one of their [[sacred cow]]s.

==Islam about Jews and Christians==

==Islam about Jews and Christians==