Timothy R. Furnish - "Radical” Islam: Livin’ on the Edge, or Stuck Squarely in the Middle, of the Religion?
"VIOLENT JIHAD IS NOT RADICAL! How could it be, when Muhammad himself led armies in battle and ordered the killing of recalcitrant non-Muslims?" Another much needed corrective to the discussion on Islam. Tim Furnish is simply one of the best, and by far the wittiest, experts on Islam writing today. You can order his books and follow his blog through these links: Sects, Lies & the Caliphate: Ten Years of Observations on Islam Ten Years' Captivation with the Mahdi's Camps: Essays on Muslim Eschatology, 2005-2015 Blog: The Occidental Jihadist - Reflections on Culture, Geopolitics, and Muslim Eschatology "Radical” Islam: Livin’ on the Edge, or Stuck Squarely in the Middle, of the Religion? by Timothy R. Furnish, PhD, Three Kraters Media , Nov 12, 2018: There is absolutely NOTHING “radical” or “extremist” about this flag, even though ISIS and similar groups use it. The flag says “there is no deity but Allah, and Muhammad is his messenger.” That’s the credo of 1....