Perspective: Are Interfaith Dialogues Being Exploited To Promote Islamist Bigotry In The West?

“[I]nterfaithing” with Islamists serves to legitimise them and their groups as representative voices of Western Islam, despite their lack of mandate from ordinary Muslims.

Known as an interfaith specialist, London-based 'intellectual' Toaha Qureshi (MBE)
was reportedly connected to ‘kill Ahmadis’ leaflet organizers.

Times of Ahmad | News Watch | US Desk
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By Sam Westrop | Jun 7, 2017

Interfaith dialogue seems like such a noble cause. In this age of religious-inspired terror, what could be better than bringing preachers of different faiths together in search of a common good? However, it seems that interfaith dialogue is increasingly being exploited by extremists, who have learned to praise other faiths in public, but curse them behind closed doors.

Take Shamsi Ali. He is an imam from Indonesia who currently leads the Jamaica Muslim Center – one of New York’s largest Muslim community centers. He spends many of his evenings taking part in prominent interfaith events. On May 6, for instance, Ali spoke at a screening of a film about the world’s different faiths, described an “intimate documentary … full of profound wisdom, love and respect.” The event organisers assumed Ali would be the perfect commentator, describing him a “religious scholar and interfaith bridge builder in New York and beyond.”
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