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Despite heightened interest in the study of the Muslim faith, for many people Islam remains shrouded in mystery and confusion. What really is Shariah law? How is a Muslim to understand Jihad? Does Islam oppose Western values such as free speech or freedom of religion? What place do women have according to Islam?Understanding that this confusion has as much to do with the behavior and words of Muslims as it does with allegations made by anti-Islam activists, Demystifying Islam offers refreshingly bold answers to provocative questions about Islam today. Author Harris Zafar - lecturer, writer, teacher and national spokesperson for Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA - is forthright about issues where Muslims disagree, and he digs into history through vast research and scholarship to track the origins of differing beliefs.



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Harris Zafar

Harris Zafar is a public speaker, writer, adjunct instructor, and activist, as well as a commentator on Islam, human rights, pluralism, and freedom of religion. As National Spokesperson and Director of Youth Outreach for Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA - among the oldest Muslim organizations in America - Harris addresses issues facing Islam and the Muslim world in various media and works with thousands of Muslim youth on speaking out about the true teachings of Islam. A staunch advocate for universal human rights, Harris was praised in a March 2012 motion raised on the floor of the House of Commons in Great Britain for his work in defending religious freedom.



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