Friday, May 11, 2007

Peter Hearty reviews The Islamist

From Peter Hearty at the National Secular Society (UK)

The road from potential Jihadist to gentle Sufi has been a long one for Ed Husain. It has taken him to Syria, with its ancient cultural traditions, to Saudi Arabia where he experienced the hypocrisy, xenophobia and archaeological vandalism of the Wahhabi regime. Some may be disappointed that Ed Husain still seeks enlightenment through mysticism, revelation and authority, but I do not. His voice will carry far more weight as a pious Muslim than any number of Ibn Warraqs (for all that I admire him) ever will.

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