Being part of The Rebel Media's mission to Israel has been a powerful experience.
I consider myself a cultural Muslim, having been raised in Australia in a not-very-religious home.
But being in a place like Jerusalem, it almost forces you to choose — I was initially barred from entering a mosque here because I couldn't recite a verse from the Koran!
These and other experiences on this trip helped clarify my thoughts on what ails Islam today, and what it can do to evolve.
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Reformists have a very steep uphill battle, and yet, they persist in spreading peace despite the backlash they get from other muslims. It’s admirable & hopefully voices like Imam Tawhidi , Raheel Raza & other reformists will reach the masses. I am inclined to make a decision about another person based on the content of their character & observable behaviour.
The orthodox adherents of Islam migrating to Western nations really must leave old feuds and 7th century idealogy and customs in the land they decided to leave behind, understanding Sharia law is not welcome and we would want to see integration front of mind.
I would also like to mention we have documented cases in Canada of Imams spreading hatred and quoting the Koran’s very troubling verses, prescriptive tones. These Imams should not be permitted into mosques or be considered religious leaders…our government doesn’t want to address this problem head on. Al-Quds marches don’t belong in Canada, the speeches and horrible rhetoric is abysmal.