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To: Tom Clarke who wrote (80633)3/30/2004 12:00:29 PM
From: E  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 82486
 
The website of The Institute for the Secularisation of Islamic Society might interest you. Here's the homepage:

secularislam.org;

Their Mission Statement:

We believe that Islamic society has been held back by an unwillingness to subject its beliefs, laws and practices to critical examination, by a lack of respect for the rights of the individual, and by an unwillingness to tolerate alternative viewpoints or to engage in constructive dialogue.

Check out the links on this site. Here, for example, is the Human Rights and Islam link:

secularislam.org

which provides links to these subjects:

The Silent Holocaust: Why Humanity Must Achieve Victory over Islam

Is Islam Compatible with Democracy and Human Rights?
The Totalitarian Nature of Islam

Below is the link to the Jihad section:

secularislam.org

It offers these topics:

Jihad, the Arab Conquests and the Position of Non-Muslim Subjects

and

An Exegesis on 'Jihad in Islam'

I would be interested in reaction to this commentary by informed Muslims. There are a couple of sites on SI devoted to a discussion of Islam. I'll look for them and suggest that posters there might be interested commenting on some of the questions raised by the Muslims or former Muslims associated with ISIS.



To: Tom Clarke who wrote (80633)5/30/2004 10:13:22 PM
From: average joe  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 82486
 
You're not a Polack, you're a Mick...

Main Entry: mick
Pronunciation: 'mik
Function: noun
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: Mick, nickname for Michael, common Irish given name
often offensive : IRISHMAN