Bismillah Ar-Rahman Ar-Rahim ('In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate') - is how most speakers began their talks at the London conference of the Association of Muslim Social Scientists in September.
One speaker began with the words: 'In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ; peace to him that is far off and to him that is near - Isaiah 57.19'.
It probably surprises many readers that an evangelical Christian was invited to speak at a Muslim conference. They might be even more surprised at the topic AMSS asked me to address - 'Westophobia': anti-Western and anti-Christian attitudes among Muslims!
