Could you explain, perhaps in a post or article, what a Fatwa is? It's roots, it's meaning. (How is it like a Papal Bull?)
I am afraid that America has false impressions of it. The Right Wing frequently equates a Fatwa as a "call to murder" for example. (Courtesy of Fox News, of course.)
Dear Prof. Cole,
Could you explain, perhaps in a post or article, what a Fatwa is? It's roots, it's meaning. (How is it like a Papal Bull?)
I am afraid that America has false impressions of it. The Right Wing frequently equates a Fatwa as a "call to murder" for example. (Courtesy of Fox News, of course.)
Thank You