Father Samir Khalil Samir, SJ is Professor of Islamology and Middle East Christianity at the Pontifical Oriental Institute. He recently sent me a lengthy letter in which he wrote: “J’apprécie beaucoup ce que vous écrivez sur l’Islam” (I appreciate very much what you write about Islam). He does not, however, appreciate very much what I […]
Catholic scholar: “Equality is foreign to Islam…under Islamic law, someone who is an ‘infidel’ could be put to death”
The UAE has adopted a new law that forbids “all forms of discrimination based on religion, caste, creed, doctrine, race, colour or ethnic origin” — a move that shows, according to Fr. Samir Khalil Samir, that the UAE “has decided not to stick to religious legalism.” In other words, it could only reject “all forms […]
Catholic scholar of Islam: Caliph’s saying Islam is religion of war “very shrewd”
“Islam was never a religion of peace. Islam is the religion of fighting,” says the Islamic State’s caliph. Fr. Samir Khalil Samir, the leading Catholic scholar of Islam, says this is “very shrewd,” because it “corresponds to the expectations of a part of the Islamic world,” which will exclaim, “Finally, we find the true Islam!” […]