The American Spectator

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In his sincere letter, Mr. David Tucker from St. Louis, Missouri, says what I believe most Americans would say, that he is ready to embrace the Muslim world as fellow-creations of the Almighty God, yet this is obstructed by a disturbing lack of denouncement of terrorism by Islam's faith leaders.

In fact since 9/11 overwhelming majority of leaders, scholars and thinkers in the Muslim world has been categorically denouncing the cult of death and destruction, which is against Islam, in conflict with Koran and inconsistent with Islamic history and civilization. Apart from a small but vocal minority of a special tradition within Islam -- who condone terror as a self-defense -- all of the religious leaders denounce acts such as that of Al Qaeda. Consider that religious and political leaders of moderate Sunni Turkey, a traditional ally of the U.S., unite on this matter with religious and political leaders of radical Shiite Iran. We can call this consensus.

p>A very good book that manifests this cult of death is against Islam is titled precisely "Islam Denounces Terror" by Harun Yahya, arguably the most popular contemporary scholar in the Muslim world from Indonesia to Nigeria, with works translated to 33 languages. Harun Yahya, has been writing books, publishing Web sites, producing documentaries and frequently advertising in both Islamic and mainstream western media on what Mr. Tucker from St. Louis rightly states: Christians, Jews and Muslims should embrace each other towards a better future. He proves that it is not a wish but a clear commandment of Koran that Muslims should approach other Abrahamic faiths on common ground, which constitutes most. Please see www.harunyahya.com for a powerful example of the loud and categorical denouncements of terror that David Tucker demands. br> -- Hakan Ozkaplan br> Istanbul, Turkey /p> p> IT'S NOT UNUSUAL br> Re: RW's letter ("Roberts Rules") in Reader Mail's

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