Allen West: "Ever since Muhammad left Mecca and took his Hijrah to Medina there was a violent turn to this faith that is called Islam...."

... And we must confront that and we must understand that."

Exactly. That is the truth that must not be spoken (except we do anyway): Muslims who undertake violent jihad to advance the cause of Islam do so following the example of its founder. On so many issues, from jihadist warfare to antisemitism to child marriage, the heart of the resistance to reform is the example of Muhammad himself.

Denial is not reform.

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