The clergy earns its living from religion. If your interests are secured through religion, then you will defend your interests first, and religion will become secondary.
~ Abdolkarim Soroush
Islam, or any religion, will become totalitarian if it is made into an ideology, because that is the nature of ideologies.
After the 9/11 incidents, Islam has become a big question mark among westerners, especially Americans. The mass media constantly raise the issue of relationship between Islam and terrorism.
