"neither" as adverb leading sentence [duplicate]

I have come across the following sentence in a paper, and I wonder if it is correct or even just passable English:

Neither is Islam a constant movement over time."

I would use "nor" here but I became unsure if neither was ok or if both should be avoided?

Solution 1:

On the assumption that your sentence follows one with a similarly negative statement about Islam, then starting with neither is fine, as is the alternative starting with nor:

Garner in the entry on neither in Modern American Usage (p564) states:

It is permissible to begin a sentence with neither—just as it is with nor—when embarking on yet another another negative subject.

In the entry on nor (p573) Garner states:

Nor, like neither, may begin a sentence. It must follow either an express negative or an idea that is negative in sense.