Scapegoats pdf

Reza Aslan (Persian: رضا اصلان, born May 3, 1972) is an Iranian-American scholar of sociology of religion, writer, and television host. A convert to evangelical Christianity from Shia Islam as a youth, Aslan eventually reverted to Islam but continued to write about Christianity. He has written four books on religion: No God but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam, Beyond Fundamentalism: Confronting Religious Extremism in the Age of Globalization, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth, and God: A Human History.
Aslan has worked for television, including a documentary series exploring world religions on CNN called Believer, and serving as an executive producer on the HBO drama series The Leftovers. Aslan is a member of the American Academy of Religion and the International Qur'anic Studies Association. He is a professor of creative writing at University of California, Riverside and a board member of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC).

Scapegoats pdf by Reza Aslan

Scapegoats: How Islamophobia Helps Our Enemies and Threatens Our Freedoms

When a murderous psychopath goes on a killing spree, law enforcement officials and the media never make his religion the central issue unless he happens to be a Muslim. Then it sets off another frenzied wave of commentary about the inherent evils that lurk within the Muslim faith. From Fox News talking heads, who regularly smear Muslim leaders as secret terrorists, to Bill Maher, who has made Islam a routine target, it has become widely acceptable to libel a religion with a following of over 1.5 billion people nearly one-quarter of the world’s population. Now popular commentator Arsalan Iftikhar better known as “The Muslim Guy” offers a spirited defense of his faith that is certain to win him wide acclaim and yes, another round of overheated scolding from the usual media quarters.
Iftikahr’s spirited defense of his faith is certain to hit a chord during the 2016 campaign season, as politicians and pundits vie to be the toughest on the block when it comes to escalating the hostilities in the Middle East, often demonizing Islam in the process. With his witty and levelheaded demeanor, the author will cut through all the sound and fury as a voice of sanity and reason.
"June 2015 front-page article in New York Times noted that since
9/11 more than twice as many Americans have been killed in acts of
domestic terrorism by “white supremacists” than by Islamic extremists.According to the FBI, more Americans will die because of “faulty furniture” than at the hands of Islamic terrorists. slamophobia, that it is merely a means of warding off legitimate criticism of
Islam."