The writer interviewed Karen Armstrong, the author of “The Battle for God” in Ottawa. She comments on the image of Islam in Western media and the reasons behind the wrong image American academic circles have of Islam. She also comments on the role Europe can play in regard to the dialogue between Islam and the West. Full Text I listened to Karen Armstrong, a British intellectual concerning political Islam, and Judaic and Christian fundamentals, at the Canadian Parliament conference on women in Islam. Later in the evening I interviewed her at the Egyptian ambassador´s residence and discussed her books on political Islam in which she condemns the policymakers in the West.