Pim Valkenberg , professor, religion and culture, was interviewed by the Washington Post on controversy over Muslim chaplain at Wake Forest. See below.

Wake Forest stands by its Muslim chaplain, despite call for donor boycott until views of 'radical jihadist' can be debated

From: Washington Post Date: Feb. 11, 2015 Author: Susan Svrluga

... A professor of religion and culture at Catholic University, Wilhelmus "Pim" Valkenberg, said the situation "is another example and a classic case of 'guilty by association.' Almost every Muslim can be associated with organizations that have sometimes supported goals that are supported as well by other organizations that can be associated with 'radical Islam.'" He said he has studied movements such as Hizmet whose founders have been made suspect in very similar ways. "These are all people who want to build bridges between what is often called 'Islam and the West.' Since they are seen as more dangerous than 'radical Muslims,' there are more websites devoted to defeating their causes. This is one of the examples of the influence of the Internet on the discussion about Islam." ...

> Continue reading.

Read more about Valkenberg's expertise .