There's nothing sectarian about that. He even says 'hardline interpretation', implying that there are other interpretations. Since the teachings he refers to are the things jihadists quote (when they don't quote the koran) he's right to point out that they have everything to do with them. He just doesn't go far enough because he tries to save the day for islam.

As I said, one can't be critical of islam without becoming 'islamophobic', 'controversial' or something similar. I've given the views of a muslim who tries to be critical to a certain degree and then I've offered the views of a non-muslim who is critical of things that Twahidi tries to whitewash (for good reasons, but it's whitewashing nevertheless). Be Kind can judge for himself.

There's nothing sectarian in this 'fatwa'. That Tawhidi is sectarian is a lie. He's critical of Iranian clerics and other Shia.

'Tafsir' is just interpretation. Different people have different interpretations. I suggest Robert Spencer's 'The Complete Infidel's Guide to the Koran'. If you want to familiarize yourself with the book, there are videos on youtube. Robert Spencer's 'The Basics of Islam' series is also available.





Also, be suspicious of people who want to school you in private, where no criticism can be applied. That's not too far from indoctrination, which is also typical of islam today; a look at islamic schools should convince you of that.

Be Kind, well-balanced might be too strong a word. Tawhidi whitewashes islam to a big extent but at least he's doing it for the right reasons and also tries to be somewhat critical of his own tradition. That's probably the most you can ask from a muslim in this day and age where anything critical is automatically labeled as islamophobic.

I think these videos with Imam Tawhidi are well-balanced.