Rusdie asks for a Muslim Reformation, is he asking for too much?

Before proposing for a renewal in Islamic though, Salmon Rushdie thinks little of Tony Blair's outreach to the Muslim community in Britian.

[Sir Iqbal] Sacranie is a strong advocate of Blair's much-criticized new religious-hatred bill, which will make it harder to criticize religion, and he actually expects the new law to outlaw references to Islamic terrorism. He said as recently as Jan. 13, "There is no such thing as an Islamic terrorist. This is deeply offensive. Saying Muslims are terrorists would
be covered [i.e., banned] by this provision." Two weeks later his organization boycotted a Holocaust remembrance ceremony in London commemorating the liberation of Auschwitz 60 years ago. If Sir Iqbal Sacranie is the best Blair can offer in the way of a good Muslim, we have a problem.

Rusdie thinks the world of Islam is due for a Reformation. We can only hope.