Men participate in prayer at the Islamic Center of St. Cloud Thursday, June 24, 2010. The mosque in St. Cloud has been at its current location for three years. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson)
Debate: Is Islam a religion of peace?
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An "Intelligence Squared" debate features two panelists for, and two panelists against, the proposition: Islam is a religion of peace.
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Zeba Khan: Writer and advocate for Muslim-American civic engagement. Born and raised in Ohio by devout Muslim parents. In 2008, she launched Muslim-Americans for Obama, an online network to mobilize Muslim-American voters in support of the Obama presidential campaign.
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Maajid Nawaz: Director of the Quilliam Foundation. Formerly, Nawaz served on the UK national leadership for the Islamist party Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT). He served four years in an Egyptian prison as a "prisoner of conscience" adopted by Amnesty International. In prison, Maajid recounced the Islamist Ideology for traditional Islam and inclusive politics.
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Author of the memior, "Infidel." Hirsi Ali was born in Somalia and raised a devout Muslim. She escaped an arranged marriage by immigrating to the Netherlands in 1992 and served as a member of the Dutch parliament for 3 years. She is now a loud critic of Islam.
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Douglas Murray: Best-selling author and award-winning journalist. He is also founder and director of the Centre for Social Cohesion (CSC), a non-partisan think-tank in Westminster, London, which focuses on radicalization and has published work on both Islamist and far-right extremism
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