Hasan’s New Book Explains Her Faith in Islam
HASAN’S NEW BOOK EXPLAINS HER FAITH IN ISLAM
By PETER ROPER
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN
Asma Gull Hasan is afraid that for too many Americans, Islam has become the deadly, placid face of Osama bin Laden or the resolute stare of a Palestinian suicide bomber. So she is trying to make her voice heard amidst the anger and static of the debate so that United States’ war on terrorism does not become a war with Islam.
“I think most Americans are open-minded and on the fence about Muslims,” the 29-year-old writer and lawyer explained in a recent interview. “My purpose is to explain how tolerant and diverse Islam really is, the way it is practiced by the majority of Muslims in the world. But even Muslims struggle with having Islam hijacked by its most violent sects.”
