[Translator’s note: The
article is the second part of the overview of Paul Findley’s "Silent No More." See RNSAW week 35 (2001),
Edition
August 29, 2001-September 4, 2001, art.6]
In his book "Silent No More," Paul
Findley recounts how
Muslims first came to America. He speaks about how many famous American sportsmen have
turned to Islām. He observes
that although Muslims came to America before Columbus they are still living as
strangers among Christians in
America. This is due to the fact that the Western media represents Muslims as
violent backward people.
The book also sheds light on the way Islām is practiced in
Afghanistan and the ruling Taliban’s
misrepresentation of Islām. He observes that the Taliban associates
itself with Islām by referring to itself as the
Islamic Afghan province, while doing many things that are
totally against Islām. This has pushed the Americans, who
know little about Islām, to think that the Afghan
ruling Taliban is an example that all Islamic governments will
follow.
