Yes, Islam Can Be Reformed

I often hear from people who say “Muslims are different. Islam is different. Islam can’t be reformed. Muslims can’t be reformed.”

To which my response is No. I see it all the time. Muslim are reforming. They are becoming more liberal, more tolerant, more accepting.

Take a look at my video for commentary on this:

Christianity and Judaism went through the same process. Most Christians today are proudly secular. Most of my Jewish friends are atheist.

What is Islam?

Is Islam an entity that lives in a cloud disconnected from what Muslims say and do? No. Islam is the practice of nearly two billion believers all over the world. From the deserts of Sudan to the bustling cities of Delhi. If Muslims change, that means Islam is changing. Comparing Islam to Nazism is unfair because Islam is not just one thing whereas Nazism is a singular and monolithic ideology of hatred. This does not deny that the Islamic texts do contain hateful statements, as they do, but rather that Muslims do not actively implement or even believe in all the…