Thread by @DrJavadTHashmi

Student: "Islam says XYZ about ABC..."
Professor: "No! Islam is not monolithic! Islam has many schools & sects..." *shows @KhalilAndani's viral chart*
Student: "OK, but aren't 90% of Muslims Sunnīs? That's who I'm talking about..."
Professor: *stumped* 1/

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I use Islamic bioethics to talk about academic theology & Islamic studies more broadly, so don't let the word "bioethics" scare/bore you! I hope professors who teach intro classes to Islam can find it useful as I warn against what I call the "Islam 101" approach. 3/

I write, "Somewhat ironically, this fixation on sects and schools serves only to flatten out Islam and thereby obscures its true diversity."

Well, what *is* its true diversity? Click to find out (number 6 will really surprise you!) 4/

For the VERY LOW LOW price of ZERO dollars in ZERO easy instalments, you can access the article for FREE (OPEN ACCESS). Print it out & next time a student says, "Islam says..." just smack them across the face with this. 5/

Notable Twitter folks mentioned in the article include Bioethics Don @aasim_padela, the PHENOM @IngridMattson, the Notorious @AkyolinEnglish, & even our very own DANIEL THE HULK @Haqiqatjou (WHAT?). 6/

I'd like to sincerely thank the Journal of Islamic Ethics & its editor, Dr. Ghaly @IBioethics, for taking a chance on me & publishing a somewhat feisty article that seeks to make a critical intervention in the field. 7/

But, listen, don't take my word for it... Download your free copy while supplies last:
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Sorry, I should clarify since someone asked me: Notorious* is just a dated pop culture reference to the Notorious BIG, & was not meant in any disrespect to @AkyolinEnglish who I cite in the article.

Notorious BIG: