Exploring Islam's Compatibility with Western Culture

September 12, 2005

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4204820.stm

On September 12, 2005 BBC News reported, "As extremists increasingly claim it is not, and attack Western values not only through rhetoric but acts of violence, many Muslims find themselves being forced to respond by re-examining their values. Here two Britons, both born into the Muslim faith, explain why they have ended up following different paths as far as their religion is concerned. Nagina Shah, who walked away from her faith and family 14 years ago after a forced marriage, believes that traditional Islam and modern Western life do not mix. Aftab Malik, who has discovered a new-found passion for Islam as an adult, says that traditional Islamic values can themselves help overcome extremism." The article goes on to print Shah's and Malik's stories and opinions, in their own words.