well Jhumjhum,
if you followed news about " Holy Blood Holy Grail" book u will know that it was also criticised by many people, because many of this book's information was concidered as not credible or verifiable. and many churches considered the Book as an exasperation and outrage, Da vinci Code also was ctiticized by giving speculations and misrepresentations of core aspects of Christianity, The writer was accused by fabricating and distorting History and the basic truth about Christianity. However , you didnt mention the title of the books of " Taslima Nasrin" or "Salman Rushdie" and why do you think that live as fugitives. But in both cases the writers of the "DA VINCI CODE "and the "HOLY BLOOD HOLY GRAIL" are very different from TASLIMA NASRIN and SALMAN RUSHDIE, because the first writers didnt insult Christianity or wrote offending arguments , but they are accused of giving nonsence truth and information about christian history and belives. Wherease, the second writers wrote offending works about Islam and many verses were imaginated and created by non muslim people to draw their atheist view on islam, dont forget that those writers were not muslims but rather Atheist and their books was an Authobiography talking about the bad idea they have about Islam .
you said that in news paper you found that " Islaam is under threat" i merely think that you only read the title. and let me tell you that because this religion lived 1500 years and that almost one third of population of the world belong to it and the rate of it's people is high makes it under threat, because people cant bear that a religion that came in the end could have a huge rate of fellows, that's why many of "anti-muslims" (let me use this word) are fighting against this religion and changing it's real image.
but what is a Mistery for me is that when women in christian churches have the right to waer their kind of veils, no one can talk and no one consider it as a trivial issue, but when Muslims women wear so people accuse them of trivial acts, but what i call trivials are those arguments who are draw by basic ignorance.
As far as iam concerned , if iam not convinced by something, i dont do it but i dont criticize it because it doenst matter for me. I have my own beliefs my own rules and iam satidfied with them, and i dont check cristian blocks in order to call them trivials.
If you are not happy with a religion dont follow it and if you wanna criticize it , just look first at the one which is closest to you, then you can compare, and also before comparing , try to know about what you talk, no oen oblige you to be Muslim or Christian or Jewsish, and for the same matter that no women is obliged to wear Veil, or mini skirt, or what ever....... and the proof is that many Muslims Girls are not wearing Hijab, it's a question of choice and no one has the right to criticize any one.
why people are blinded by their insignificant issues and have the art to look at others with a Critical eye???!!!.