Speculating motives based on surname is, I agree, bigoted. On the rest, I disagree. You are essentially making a theological argument, that "academic, mainstre

Speculating motives based on surname is, I agree, bigoted. On the rest, I disagree. You are essentially making a theological argument, that "academic, mainstream" Islam is the "real" Islam. As a nonbeliever, this is meaningless to me. There is no "real" Islam, Christianity or such. Only what beilieving people believe. The reality in many places is that honour killings exist, and even if rare, are a substantial cultural force keeping women in line. It's not exclusively Islamic, and they definitely have many origins historically. However, it is blind to ignore the relationship with the religion. It doesn't happen in secular circles. Imagine a history book teaching the crusades that refuses to label them "Christian," because "real" modern Christianity has disavowed them. Religions are not neutral, or innocent by default.