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Omar Kamil releases book on roots of Muslim antisemitism
Omar Kamil, a lecturer at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, has released a new book titled ‘Muslim Antisemitism: Where it comes from, how it works and what we can do’. The work argues that antisemitism in the Muslim world is not an inherent characteristic of Islam, but rather a ‘poisonous import’ from Europe, specifically rooted in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Kamil’s research contrasts modern tensions with a historical legacy of intellectual exchange and proximity between Judaism and Islam. He cites figures such as Moses Maimonides, who was influenced by Islamic legal thought while organizing Jewish religious law, as evidence of a long history of mutual inspiration and scholarly engagement.
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Catholic News Agency · Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg · Moses Maimonides · Omar Kamil
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- [● 3 SOURCES] Antisemitism is not an inherent characteristic of Islam. www.fehmarn24.de · www.leinetal24.de · www.mannheim24.de
- [● 3 SOURCES] Muslim antisemitism has roots in 19th and 20th-century Europe rather than in Islam itself. www.fehmarn24.de · www.leinetal24.de · www.mannheim24.de
- [● 3 SOURCES] Moses Maimonides was influenced by Islamic legal thought when organizing Jewish religious law. www.fehmarn24.de · www.leinetal24.de · www.mannheim24.de
- [● 3 SOURCES] The book 'Muslim Antisemitism: Where it comes from, how it works and what we can do' was released on August 20. www.fehmarn24.de · www.leinetal24.de · www.mannheim24.de