>>7469615Criticism of Islam has existed since its formative stages. Early written disapproval came from Christians and Jews as well as by some former Muslims such as Ibn al-Rawandi.[1] Later the Muslim world itself suffered criticism.[2][3][4] Western criticism has grown in the 21st century especially after the September 11 attacks and other terrorist incidents.[5][6] As of 2014, about a quarter of the world's countries and territories (26%) had anti-blasphemy and apostasy laws or policies,[7] of which 13 nations, all Muslim majority, have death penalty for apostasy.[8]
Objects of criticism include the morality of the life of Muhammad, the founder of Islam, both in his public and personal life.[4][9] Issues relating to the authenticity and morality of the constitutional scriptures of Islam, both the Quran and the hadiths, are also discussed by critics.[10] Islam has also been viewed as a form of Arab imperialism and has received criticism by figures from Africa and India for what they perceive as the destruction of indigenous cultures.[11] Other criticism focuses on the question of human rights in the Islamic world historically and in modern Islamic nations, including the treatment of women, LGBT people, religious and ethnic minorities in Islamic law and practice.[12][13][13] In the wake of the recent multiculturalism trend, Islam's influence on the ability or willingness of Muslim immigrants to assimilate in the Western world,[14] and other countries such as India,[15][16][17] and Russia,[18][19] has been criticized.
