Sheikh Abdul Hakim Murad is a lecturer in Islamic Studies at the faculty of divinities at Cambridge University. He is the pre-eminent voice on the role of Muslims in Europe, a topic on which he has written on extensively.
In his latest essay he reflects on the first year of the Benedict papacy and its neo-conservatism, he contrasts this with the great strides made by John Paul in mending relations with the Muslim world.
It is a detailed and scholarly analysis, that deserves careful reading and reflection.
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