Antony T. Sullivan

According to Antony T. Sullivan in the following viewpoint, contrary to claims by some prominent scholars, Islam does not pose a threat to the security of Western nations. On the contrary, he asserts, Islam is a religion of compassion and mercy, and most followers of Islam condemn terrorist attacks like the one that occurred on September 11, 2001. Sullivan insists that setting up Islam as an enemy of the West could result in a war of civilizations that the United States will not win. Sullivan, a senior scholar of the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies at the University of Michigan, has written several books and articles about Islam.

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1. What are the three Abrahamic faiths, according to Sullivan?
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