To counter Islam's critics, imam says Muslims need to relearn faith

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ISTANBUL (RNS) In the bustling conservative Fatih district, Fadel Solimon looks at the floor and nods as a young woman asks him for advice on how to respond to criticism of Islam on Twitter.  

“Ever since these Paris attacks, people have been tweeting at me with all these verses in the Qur'an saying to conquer land, expand borders, force everyone to convert or pay the jizya,” she said, referring to a tax levied on non-Muslims.