For Muslim Who Says Violence Destroys Islam, Violent Threats.

Source: NY Times

Link to Al Jazeera video here!

Dr. Wafa Sultan, a once unknown Syrian-American psychiatrist living outside LA, has been hailed as a fresh voice of reason by some, and by others a heretic and infidel deserving death thanks to a provocative interview on Al Jazeera television February 21st.

LOS ANGELES, March 10--Three weeks ago, Dr. Wafa Sultan was a largely unknown Syrian-American psychiatrist living outside Los Angeles, nursing a deep anger and despair about her fellow Muslims.

Today, thanks to an unusually blunt and provocative interview on Al Jazeera television on Feb. 21, she is an international sensation, hailed as a fresh voice of reason by some, and by others as a heretic and infidel who deserves to die.

In the interview, which has been viewed on the Internet more than a million times and has reached the e-mail of hundreds of thousands around the world, Dr. Sultan bitterly criticized the Muslim clerics, holy warriors and political leaders who she believes have distorted the teachings of Muhammad and the Koran for 14 centuries.

Her comments in this piece on the differences in reactions between Jews and Muslims are very good and to the point:

Perhaps her most provocative words on Al Jazeera were those comparing how the Jews and Muslims have reacted to adversity. Speaking of the Holocaust, she said, "The Jews have come from the tragedy and forced the world to respect them, with their knowledge, not with their terror; with their work, not with their crying and yelling."

She went on, "We have not seen a single Jew blow himself up in a German restaurant. We have not seen a single Jew destroy a church. We have not seen a single Jew protest by killing people."

She concluded, "Only the Muslims defend their beliefs by burning down churches, killing people and destroying embassies. This path will not yield any results. The Muslims must ask themselves what they can do for humankind, before they demand that humankind respect them."

She is a very brave woman for taking this stand. I also think she is one of the voices that can bring about change. Give this woman a Nobel Peace Prize as this is the kind of thinking that can move Muslims forward in this world.

A very good security detail may be in order, too, as those in charge of the hate message tend to want to--um--erase people like her off the planet who speak the truth.

I do think her courage is amazing, and this is proof that there is hope for a world of Muslims and the West co-existing in peace!