President Obama, in his speech to the United Nations last week, spoke of a “lethal and ideological brand of terrorists who have perverted one of the world’s great religions.” But is that true? Are the members of ISIL really perverting Islam, or are they simply interpreting the religion differently than more moderate Muslims.
Reza Aslan, a Muslim, a religion scholar and bestselling author of Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth, thinks otherwise.
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