AVERROES (1126-1198) is the best philosopher to come out of the Muslim world.He was born in Cordoba,Spain and is mostly famous for his commentaies on ARISTOTLE(384-322 BC)the Greek philosopher,the best pupil of Plato(428-347 BC).Aristotle was Averroes’ intellectual idol.Muslim intellectuals in Europe always speak of him with pride.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle
ISLAM FOR DUMMIES
There are many books written by Muslim intellectuals in the West for NON-MUSLIMS and which mention (with pride)the case of Averroes,a hero of the intellect.It is to make non-Muslims have Islamic civilization in great esteem.There is even a French educational program called “the Averroes program”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqVjBlPkOnQ
APOSTASY
He wrote a book called BIDAYAT AL-MUJTAHID(“The Distinguished Jurist’s Primer/Manuel”) where in VOLUME 2,SECTION 56.10 he says that an APOSTATE has to be KILLED because of a hadith/saying of Mohammed where Mohammed says “whoever changes his (Muslim) religion,then kill him.”
For X mysterious reason the same Muslim intellectuals do not say this troubling detail.The book is an important manuel,MUTJAHID means a jurist who is an expert on Islamic law.
If you wish to verify there is an English translation:
http://www.onlineislamicstore.com/b3133.html
THE PROGRAM “DARING QUESTIONS”
Every Thursday there is a program by a young man from Morocco,ex-Muslim,now Christian,called RASHID.It is DARING QUESTIONS,and is watched every week by an astonishing 100 MILLION,even 120 million people.Since there are only 15 million Arabic-speaking Christians it is obvious 85% of the viewers are MUSLIM.The number is huge,considering there are about 250 million Arabs.
“JIHAD: BETWEEN DOCTRINE AND REALITY” by DARING QUESTIONS
Here you have RASHID.You may agree with him or not but the Muslim world needs self-criticism.It is in Arabic with English sub-titles:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A08QP_MXc0E
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