Jeff Jacoby
''I HAVE been called 'Chrislam' because I am so close to Christians," Abdurrahman Wahid is saying. ''When I was criticized by a certain Muslim preacher for not being harsh enough against the 'kaffir' [infidels] -- for being too close to Jews and Christians -- I told him to read the Koran again. Because when the Koran speaks of 'infidels,' it ... (Full article: 773 words)
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