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'''Karen Armstrong''' (born 14 November 1944 in Wildmoor, Worcestershire, UK) is a British author of several books and articles on comparative religion. She is also a member of the UN Committee for Religious Affairs, and she is well known for her defense of [[Islam]]. | |||
In November 2009, Armstrong unveiled her "Charter for Compassion." The Charter urges all people and religions to embrace peace and "to ensure that youth are given accurate and respectful information about other traditions, religions and cultures."{{QualityScore|Lead=1|Structure=2|Content=2|Language=2|References=3}} | |||
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In a 2005 interview with the Dutch television network Voor, Armstrong explained her view on the cause of suicide bombings in Iraq:{{Quote||because of the so called forgotten dead, 90,000 by allied forces during the attack against Saddam Hussain.}} | |||
Armstrong has also asserted that “until the 20th century, [[Antisemitism|anti-Semitism]] was not part of Islamic culture”; that [[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Muhammad|Muhammad]] was a “peacemaker” who “respected” Jews and other non-Muslims; and that “until recently, no Muslim thinker had ever claimed [[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars:Scholars on Jihad|violent Jihad]] was a central tenet of Islam." | |||
==Criticism== | ==Criticism== | ||
In a survey of recent scholarship on the life of Muhammad, Tilman Nagel mentions Armstrong's writings as an example of work based on Islamic hagiography: | In a survey of recent scholarship on the life of Muhammad, Tilman Nagel mentions Armstrong's writings as an example of work based on Islamic hagiography: | ||
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{{Quote||Poorly researched and written, this book is largely an exercise in modern left-wing rhetoric about sensitivity, tolerance, and the evils of Western civilization. Her “triple vision” is blurred by a misguided approach to Islam and Judaism and outright hostility to Catholicism.<ref name="DJMP">Dr. James M. Powell - [http://www.hmml.org/centers/malta/publications/Lecture.html Crusading 1099-1999: Inaugural Lecture, Malta Study Center Lecture Series] - Presented at Saint John's University, Collegeville, MN, October 28, 1999</ref>}} | {{Quote||Poorly researched and written, this book is largely an exercise in modern left-wing rhetoric about sensitivity, tolerance, and the evils of Western civilization. Her “triple vision” is blurred by a misguided approach to Islam and Judaism and outright hostility to Catholicism.<ref name="DJMP">Dr. James M. Powell - [http://www.hmml.org/centers/malta/publications/Lecture.html Crusading 1099-1999: Inaugural Lecture, Malta Study Center Lecture Series] - Presented at Saint John's University, Collegeville, MN, October 28, 1999</ref>}} | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||