Iran Reviews > “Seeing Islam as a culture rooted in war”

http://www.taoofdefiance.com [http://www.taoofdefiance.com] The book looks back at the very beginning of the Muhammedan creed, when “Islam began in banditry” and spread over centuries of tyrannical and barbaric Imperialism, conquering through brutality, greed and deception. Seeing Islam as a culture rooted in war By Carlin Romano It sounds like yesterday’s newspaper: Growing lawlessness”¦ led to the formation of citizen organizations for defense and reprisals”¦ .

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