Constant Mews claims here that the West owes a great debt to Islam and to Muslims. He even has a few books in mind which he thinks are examples of that insufficiently acknowledged debt. While there is debate about the extent to which the Italian writer Dante was exposed to Islamic influences, it is very […]
What the West Owes to Islam (Part 1)
Last Saturday at the annual convention of the Islamic Society of North America, presidential candidate Julián Castro said: “Muslim Americans for generations have been part of the fabric of our American family. They have helped make America the great nation it is.” Every other day, it seems, someone takes it upon himself to instruct the […]