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Sacred Matters | “Islam” is Not a Person

August 6, 2015 islamoyankee

Sacred Matters | “Islam” is Not a Person.

There is an idea of “Islam,” as a signifier of something foreign and threatening, that continues to plague American discussion of the religion. It is part of the shooting in Chattanooga, and it part of the debate around the Iran nuclear deal.

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