Scapegoats pdf

礼萨·阿斯兰（波斯语：رضا اصلان，1972 年 5 月 3 日－）是伊朗裔美国宗教社会学学者、作家和电视主持人。 阿斯兰年轻时从什叶派伊斯兰教皈依福音派基督教，最终回归伊斯兰教，但继续撰写有关基督教的文章。 他写了四本关于宗教的书：没有上帝，只有上帝：伊斯兰教的起源、演变和未来，超越原教旨主义：面对全球化时代的宗教极端主义，狂热者：拿撒勒耶稣的生平和时代，以及上帝：A 人类历史。
Aslan 曾在电视台工作，包括在 CNN 上探索世界宗教的纪录片系列《信徒》，并担任 HBO 电视剧《剩菜》的执行制片人。 阿斯兰是美国宗教学会和国际古兰经研究协会的成员。 他是加州大学河滨分校的创意写作教授，也是全国伊朗裔美国人委员会 (NIAC) 的董事会成员。

Scapegoats pdf 礼萨·阿斯兰

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."