4 Liberal Defenses of Islam Debunked

Patreon: PayPal: While liberals like Sam Harris criticize Islam, and reformers like Maajid Nawaz criticize Islamism and call for Islamic reform, many liberals defend Islam, calling its critics bigoted against Muslims. I’m looking at you, Ben Affleck. In order to make progress on women’s rights in Islam, LGBT rights, blasphemy laws, etc., criticism is necessary. Those of the political left often criticize Christian ideas, which is a good think, but many won’t get equal treatment to Islam. If we want actual tolerance within secular societies, we need this dialogue to continue. Muslim feminists like Amani al-Khatahtbeh contribute to this issue, often just trying to clarify whether most Muslims are peaceful or if Islam is peaceful, but there is a major downside to this: some liberals becoming poorly educated Islamic apologists. If we want the whole picture, academic, non-theological study of Islam i