A Leopard Can't Change Its Spots :: Reader comments at Daniel Pipes

Submitted by James Cartwell (Singapore), Jul 20, 2003 at 11:22

I tell you Dr Muqtedar Khan's rebuttal will not be any different from other Islamic scholars. The fact that millions of Moslems including Dr Muqtedar Khan would risk their lives to come live and multiply in the Christian West speaks volumes. They just have to be told that they can't have their cake and eat it as well. These debates are a waste of time. Implicitly or explicitly, a Moslem submits totally to Allah without question which is every word from the Koran. For example, I happened to watch a boxing bout between the Pakistani British boxer nicknamed Prince and a Latino. Guess what? The entourage carried a huge green flag with a long sword with Islamic inscriptions on it -- not the Union Jack! ...

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