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Mahmoud Taha
Reader comment on item: A Democratic Islam?
in response to reader comment: "and what happened to Al-Ustaz ("revered teacher") Mahmud Muhammad Taha?
Submitted by trans-parere (Canada), May 2, 2008 at 22:35
Thank you for that link to the article on Mahmoud Taha and his efforts to reform Islam in the Sudan.
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| Does Islam Need to Evolve? [114 words] | A Concerned Apostate in Canada | Sep 29, 2012 10:18 | 199281 | ||
| reform [4 words] | naushad omar | Mar 22, 2016 16:39 | 199281 | ||
| Who supports dictators in Islamic World? [32 words] | Mehmet Bulent Uludag | Nov 13, 2009 17:58 | 164546 | ||
| I think what you present needs qualification [141 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Ebtisam Hussein | Sep 11, 2009 08:32 | 161396 | ||
| A democratic Islam [296 words] | Sunil | Apr 19, 2009 15:18 | 154104 | ||
| Why not?Indonesian case [19 words] | munawar saleh | Nov 6, 2008 00:10 | 142204 | ||
| 1 | Islam is not a religion [14 words] | PDM | Sep 21, 2008 04:25 | 138929 | |
| islamic democracy [136 words] | Nealtk | Nov 24, 2008 07:17 | 138929 | ||
| the writer of Koran [333 words] | SURINDER SINGH | Aug 8, 2008 04:21 | 136454 | ||
| R U waiting for Hellfire [88 words] | Dr Razak Saiyed | Oct 18, 2008 04:25 | 136454 | ||
| the way out [57 words] | salah | Dec 12, 2008 10:11 | 136454 | ||
| hear hear..... [34 words] | glenna cox | Apr 27, 2009 17:39 | 136454 | ||
| wrong information [15 words] | muslima | Feb 27, 2015 03:57 | 136454 | ||
| Our dear Muslima and polio! [186 words] | dhimmi no more | Mar 2, 2015 13:46 | 136454 | ||
| Democracy [665 words] | ilyas | Jun 7, 2008 02:38 | 131364 | ||
| 1 | Re: Again, A Democratic Islam? [307 words] | William East | Jun 30, 2008 14:55 | 131364 | |
| 1 | Islam is noble religion [152 words] | Dr Razaq M Saiyed | Oct 22, 2008 08:25 | 131364 | |
| Re: Islam is noble religion [434 words] | William East | Oct 25, 2008 12:54 | 131364 | ||
| Which do you follow: creator or creature? [421 words] | William East | May 19, 2009 22:23 | 131364 | ||
| REFORMS [631 words] | MOHAMMED | May 26, 2008 11:00 | 130042 | ||
| 4 | The strange case of our dear Mohammed and he does not really know what the Qur'an really says and another victim of Arabian imperilialism [253 words] | dhimmi no more | May 27, 2008 07:07 | 130042 | |
| confused dhimmi? [175 words] | mohammed | May 28, 2008 06:49 | 130042 | ||
| Islam and violence [296 words] | Thiagan | May 31, 2008 04:19 | 130042 | ||
| 5 | Arabian imperialism and its victims [716 words] | dhimmi no more | May 31, 2008 07:02 | 130042 | |
| Think us not ignorant. [341 words] | Larry B. | Jun 3, 2008 16:01 | 130042 | ||
| 3 | Mohammed, I have successfully countered all of your points [1351 words] | Straight_Talk_Luigi | Jun 24, 2008 14:04 | 130042 | |
| Burden is not on us to read Islam [133 words] | George Walters | Feb 23, 2009 01:34 | 130042 | ||
| Answer to the attacker of our Holy Quran, [175 words] | Moalim | Jan 30, 2012 14:50 | 130042 | ||
| 8 | Another victim Arabian imperialism and of Islam and who lives among kuffar [649 words] | dhimmi no more | Jan 31, 2012 08:09 | 130042 | |
| 6 | The Qur'an says that islam is the religion of the Hijazi Arabs only! [39 words] | dhimmi no more | Jan 31, 2012 08:52 | 130042 | |
| 2 | Leave Islam for what...? [157 words] | Moalim | Feb 3, 2012 10:04 | 130042 | |
| 8 | Islam is the religion of the arabs only [442 words] | dhimmi no more | Feb 4, 2012 07:13 | 130042 | |
| 1 | Leave Islam for what ? [378 words] | Moalim | Feb 5, 2012 10:24 | 130042 | |
| 9 | Another victim of Arabian imperialism and leave Islam and be free again [1077 words] | dhimmi no more | Feb 6, 2012 07:13 | 130042 | |
| 7 | So who was the rasul that was sent to your Somali people because he ain't Muhammad as per Q14:4 [109 words] | dhimmi no more | Feb 6, 2012 07:41 | 130042 | |
| Reply [174 words] | Moalim | Feb 10, 2012 08:07 | 130042 | ||
| 7 | More evidence from the Qur'an that islam is the religion of the arabs only [88 words] | dhimmi no more | Feb 12, 2012 09:35 | 130042 | |
| Islam is Democratic [1276 words] | Khawla | May 20, 2008 08:37 | 129285 | ||
| Muhammad democratic? Islam/submission democratic? [175 words] | trans-parere | May 20, 2008 19:12 | 129285 | ||
| Re: A Democratic Islam? [196 words] | William East | May 21, 2008 20:01 | 129285 | ||
| Where on earth did that idea come from? [311 words] | Straight_Talk_Luigi | May 21, 2008 22:36 | 129285 | ||
| Islam [432 words] | Khawla | May 22, 2008 03:39 | 129285 | ||
| Yes! We have these. [614 words] | Khawla | May 22, 2008 04:43 | 129285 | ||
| truth doesn't have a version ...man does. [765 words] | trans-parere | May 22, 2008 22:35 | 129285 | ||
| Democracy has no definite meaning [349 words] | Khawla | May 23, 2008 01:17 | 129285 | ||
| That's pretty funny [237 words] | Straight_Talk_Luigi | May 24, 2008 02:36 | 129285 | ||
| 9 | Lying Is A Unnforgivable Sin In Islam [798 words] | Khawla | May 25, 2008 02:09 | 129285 | |
| 5 | Our dear Khawla and democracy [326 words] | dhimmi no more | May 26, 2008 10:40 | 129285 | |
| 5 | Lying and islam [35 words] | dhimmi no more | May 26, 2008 17:57 | 129285 | |
| 1 | My Name [858 words] | Khawla | May 27, 2008 04:43 | 129285 | |
| Hello! [140 words] | Khawla | May 28, 2008 02:26 | 129285 | ||
| 5 | Our dear Khawla and the topic for today is democracy and your name will follow [765 words] | dhimmi no more | May 28, 2008 13:47 | 129285 | |
| 6 | The word khawala [327 words] | dhimmi no more | May 29, 2008 07:16 | 129285 | |
| There is nothing democratic about RADICAL Islam... [374 words] | Don | May 29, 2008 19:27 | 129285 | ||
| 6 | Liars, taqiya and islam [301 words] | dhimmi no more | May 30, 2008 06:33 | 129285 | |
| Hello! [307 words] | Khawla | May 31, 2008 04:29 | 129285 | ||
| 5 | More about democracy and the Muslim mind [981 words] | dhimmi no more | Jun 1, 2008 08:49 | 129285 | |
| Salams [129 words] | Khawla | Jun 2, 2008 06:34 | 129285 | ||
| 4 | Names and Muslims [813 words] | dhimmi no more | Jun 3, 2008 07:20 | 129285 | |
| In response to a Democratic Islam [717 words] | William East | Jun 6, 2008 15:46 | 129285 | ||
| Dear sister! [126 words] | Qasim | Oct 11, 2008 03:38 | 129285 | ||
| Islam and Lying [317 words] | Brian | Nov 4, 2010 10:29 | 129285 | ||
| Lying and Psychology [14 words] | Yakubu Mambo Sharrif | Jun 18, 2014 04:05 | 129285 | ||
| What Democracy?? [388 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | ilyas | May 20, 2008 06:19 | 129257 | ||
| Response to Rant [93 words] | Ilyas | May 26, 2008 02:53 | 129257 | ||
| 3 | DEAR ILYAS, WHY DO ALL THE POSTS ARRIVE AT NUDITY & SEX???? [356 words] | Proud Indian | May 26, 2008 06:54 | 129257 | |
| Here we Go Again [750 words] | Ilyas | May 27, 2008 03:27 | 129257 | ||
| islam controls choices [73 words] | William East | May 19, 2008 00:46 | 129070 | ||
| Within are some of the most stunning words I have ever read [3732 words] | Pure kafir | May 16, 2008 11:03 | 128842 | ||
| Bill Warner [196 words] | K.Ahmed | May 19, 2008 18:00 | 128842 | ||
| Democracy is no standard to judge anything. [79 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Waqar Akbar | May 16, 2008 01:10 | 128797 | ||
| Pakistanis largest supporters of Taliban [176 words] | Weeping for Pakistan | Oct 3, 2008 20:15 | 128797 | ||
| Try Understand Islam the way you ought to !! [235 words] | Waqar Akbar | Oct 9, 2008 01:41 | 128797 | ||
| Come back to the topic: Pakistan needs Democracy [466 words] | WeepingforPakistan | Oct 11, 2008 10:38 | 128797 | ||
| The Proof [172 words] | sTs | May 14, 2008 04:10 | 128614 | ||
| Islam is democratic but Moslem's aren't? [23 words] | trans-parere | May 14, 2008 21:07 | 128614 | ||
| The "Proof" of totalitarianism [25 words] | jennifer solis | May 15, 2008 05:30 | 128614 | ||
| Ask the rulers !!!! [4 words] | sTs | May 15, 2008 16:02 | 128614 | ||
| Yes. Rulers. [354 words] | trans-parere | May 15, 2008 19:43 | 128614 | ||
| test the proof? [256 words] | Larry B. | May 17, 2008 14:39 | 128614 | ||
| The Bible says kill [396 words] | sTs | May 18, 2008 02:54 | 128614 | ||
| sTs: Are infidels also included in consultations? [147 words] | Plato | May 18, 2008 07:59 | 128614 | ||
| 3 | Democracy and our dear samer [112 words] | dhimmi no more | May 18, 2008 16:53 | 128614 | |
| Old quotes, no bearing [45 words] | Straight_Talk_Luigi | May 18, 2008 23:40 | 128614 | ||
| 3 | Our dear Samer is quoting the Bible! [29 words] | dhimmi no more | May 19, 2008 06:56 | 128614 | |
| 2 | Poor Muslim logic as our dear Samer is saying that if the Bible says to kill then why not the Qur'an? [16 words] | dhimmi no more | May 19, 2008 06:58 | 128614 | |
| sTs: What does 9:111 say?? [96 words] | Plato | May 19, 2008 09:28 | 128614 | ||
| Dhimmi, Plato and others who hate Quran and Islam [390 words] | sTs | May 19, 2008 12:20 | 128614 | ||
| Old testament is part of your bible [83 words] | sTs | May 19, 2008 17:03 | 128614 | ||
| Plato is afraid to answer - hiding [6 words] | sTs | May 19, 2008 17:32 | 128614 | ||
| Fooling you [85 words] | Straight_Talk_Luigi | May 19, 2008 17:58 | 128614 | ||
| 4 | Our dear sTs aka Samer al-tablighee and what does your Allah say in Q9:111? [55 words] | dhimmi no more | May 19, 2008 19:15 | 128614 | |
| 2 | sTs: A few answers to your daring question [1109 words] | Plato | May 19, 2008 22:35 | 128614 | |
| corruption [21 words] | sTs | May 20, 2008 04:05 | 128614 | ||
| 3 | Our dear samer and hate! [179 words] | dhimmi no more | May 20, 2008 07:23 | 128614 | |
| you are fooling yourself - see the actions of the christians worldwide [178 words] | sTs | May 20, 2008 15:40 | 128614 | ||
| Emirati Propaganda 101 [362 words] | Straight_Talk_Luigi | May 20, 2008 18:02 | 128614 | ||
| New Covenant [105 words] | Larry B. | May 20, 2008 20:46 | 128614 | ||
| you need a lot of teaching [50 words] | sTs | May 21, 2008 00:50 | 128614 | ||
| You need a lot to learn [705 words] | sTs | May 21, 2008 03:15 | 128614 | ||
| Great Arabic Dhimmi - you cannot even pronounce [24 words] | sTs | May 21, 2008 03:26 | 128614 | ||
| corruption [37 words] | sTs | May 21, 2008 03:30 | 128614 | ||
| TRULY TRUE [61 words] | mohammed | May 21, 2008 05:12 | 128614 | ||
| 3 | Our dear samer and quoting the Bible [140 words] | dhimmi no more | May 21, 2008 06:14 | 128614 | |
| 1 | PLATO DONT BE IN CONFUSION BY THE MUSLIM VERSION ABOUT THE BIBLE [353 words] | SPA | May 21, 2008 06:18 | 128614 | |
| TRUMPET [136 words] | sTs | May 22, 2008 01:16 | 128614 | ||
| Thanks for your note [57 words] | sTs | May 22, 2008 02:44 | 128614 | ||
| He thinks he is big [30 words] | sTs | May 22, 2008 02:51 | 128614 | ||
| 2 | Our dear Samer who knows no Arabic is pontificating about the Arabic language. Go figure [134 words] | dhimmi no more | May 22, 2008 06:05 | 128614 | |
| 2 | Our dear Samer is saying that if the corrupted Bible is violent then why not the Qur'an? [219 words] | dhimmi no more | May 22, 2008 06:16 | 128614 | |
| 3 | Samer, you are wrong on ALL counts- someone is feeding you lies! [393 words] | sara | May 22, 2008 16:12 | 128614 | |
| Christian Values [687 words] | Straight_Talk_Luigi | May 22, 2008 19:04 | 128614 | ||
| 2 | Question to Dhimmi no More about Islam [330 words] | Ynnatchkah | May 22, 2008 22:24 | 128614 | |
| A trumpet to the Jewish Media [210 words] | sTs | May 22, 2008 22:46 | 128614 | ||
| Around and around and around [65 words] | jennifer solis | May 23, 2008 04:38 | 128614 | ||
| 2 | More drivel from samer [183 words] | dhimmi no more | May 23, 2008 07:02 | 128614 | |
| 1 | Hate emails [188 words] | sTs | May 23, 2008 16:21 | 128614 | |
| Nonsense [64 words] | Straight_Talk_Luigi | May 24, 2008 02:22 | 128614 | ||
| 2 | spot the mistake in the bible [561 words] | sTs | May 24, 2008 02:35 | 128614 | |
| 3 | Islam and Abraham [94 words] | dhimmi no more | May 24, 2008 06:49 | 128614 | |
| 2 | Our dear Samer is running away again [126 words] | dhimmi no more | May 24, 2008 07:35 | 128614 | |
| sTs: Ignorace surely is bliss [182 words] | Plato | May 25, 2008 00:22 | 128614 | ||
| You will not be saved by Jesus [148 words] | sTs | May 25, 2008 01:58 | 128614 | ||
| Still hate comments [17 words] | sTs | May 25, 2008 02:13 | 128614 | ||
| 3 | Our dear Samer and more delusions and this time Ibrahim's little trip to Bakka oh I mean Mecca [898 words] | dhimmi no more | May 25, 2008 19:17 | 128614 | |
| Reconcile? [35 words] | Straight_Talk_Luigi | May 25, 2008 21:52 | 128614 | ||
| 2 | Reply to sTs - no, that's not a mistake in the Bible [1066 words] | jennifer solis | May 25, 2008 22:26 | 128614 | |
| 2 | To Dhimmi No More. [235 words] | Ynnatchkah | May 26, 2008 01:45 | 128614 | |
| 2 | Hate e-mail to our dear samer and more delusions [193 words] | dhimmi no more | May 26, 2008 06:52 | 128614 | |
| 3 | our dear Samer seems to be unaware that the Qur'an really says that Jesus must be God [678 words] | dhimmi no more | May 26, 2008 07:25 | 128614 | |
| 2 | Our dear Samer and fantasy [134 words] | dhimmi no more | May 26, 2008 13:31 | 128614 | |
| 2 | Our dear samer and Abul Qasim himself [241 words] | dhimmi no more | May 26, 2008 13:43 | 128614 | |
| 3 | And speaking of the Ibrahim and the Jews: Our dear Samer Ynna has a question for you [122 words] | dhimmi no more | May 26, 2008 18:06 | 128614 | |
| 2 | Great Catch of Samer's Uncounciouss Mind, Dhimmi No More!!!! [356 words] | Ynnatchkah | May 27, 2008 02:24 | 128614 | |
| The infidel dhimmi-yes-more [24 words] | sTs | May 27, 2008 17:16 | 128614 | ||
| 3 | Our dear Samer and Islam [50 words] | dhimmi no more | May 28, 2008 06:11 | 128614 | |
| 3 | Strike up the band: Our dear Samer wnats to leave Islam. [380 words] | dhimmi no more | Jun 1, 2008 17:45 | 128614 | |
| 3 | Samer/StS- here is a Muslim site that refutes your fairy tale of Mohamed and Jerusalem... read it and weep [121 words] | sara | Jun 26, 2008 18:33 | 128614 | |
| 2 | The Myth of Al-Aqsa [245 words] | Kiwi | Jun 27, 2008 23:57 | 128614 | |
| Read [213 words] | sTs | Jun 29, 2008 03:48 | 128614 | ||
| Al-Aqsa is in Jerusalem [285 words] | sTs | Jun 30, 2008 02:54 | 128614 | ||
| Kill to Purify?.... [510 words] | Sal | Jan 8, 2009 18:41 | 128614 | ||
| wrong [147 words] | vixi | Feb 21, 2010 15:46 | 128614 | ||
| Why shouldn't Islam's transition be smoother or easier? [151 words] | gfmucci | May 12, 2008 21:28 | 128499 | ||
| I absolutely agree with you [82 words] | jennifer solis | May 13, 2008 03:46 | 128499 | ||
| Jenny and G [207 words] | Straight_Talk_Luigi | May 13, 2008 18:38 | 128499 | ||
| Reply to Luigi [1180 words] | jennifer solis | May 15, 2008 03:39 | 128499 | ||
| Re; Jenny [963 words] | Straight_Talk_Luigi | May 15, 2008 20:11 | 128499 | ||
| How Muslims can reform [331 words] | sTs | May 22, 2008 10:35 | 128499 | ||
| 4 | The Qur'an and our dear Samer a book that he cannot read in Arabic [277 words] | dhimmi no more | Jun 8, 2008 11:48 | 128499 | |
| demurral [271 words] | Peter Herz | May 8, 2008 11:52 | 128111 | ||
| Islamic Democracy=One man, one vote, one time? [609 words] | Facts not Fantasy | May 6, 2008 21:14 | 127944 | ||
| Islam and democracy is an antinomy [212 words] | Nessie | May 4, 2008 18:01 | 127698 | ||
| Islam world's most anti-democratic force [142 words] | Claire | May 4, 2008 02:34 | 127637 | ||
| Another Interesting Book [46 words] | Luca | May 3, 2008 10:13 | 127560 | ||
| Tibi's book [140 words] | Claire | May 5, 2008 10:35 | 127560 | ||
| Luca on Tibi [62 words] | Claire | May 9, 2008 20:02 | 127560 | ||
| Jon Kennedy said way back in 1958: [156 words] | AdamE | May 2, 2008 18:35 | 127493 | ||
| Historic circumstances and Islam are inseparable [33 words] | alex dihes | May 1, 2008 12:05 | 127354 | ||
| Read Asef Bayat's book: "Making Islam Demcoratic" [12 words] | Roy Jenkins | Apr 30, 2008 08:16 | 127248 | ||
| Question & Thought [38 words] | infosifter | Apr 29, 2008 22:27 | 127221 | ||
| Democracy is a low and dull flight [20 words] | Syed Rafey Husain | Apr 29, 2008 08:52 | 127159 | ||
| Could Syed Husein please expand [34 words] | Paul R. | May 2, 2008 00:11 | 127159 | ||
| Islam [333 words] | Thiagan | Apr 28, 2008 22:35 | 127129 | ||
| These are "moderate" Muslims of Pakistan - Thiagan!!! [33 words] | Jaladhi | Apr 29, 2008 16:24 | 127129 | ||
| Murder is murder [220 words] | Claire | May 3, 2008 03:40 | 127129 | ||
| Claire's "Murder is Murder" Comments [153 words] | Mel | May 6, 2008 11:38 | 127129 | ||
| Mel's "Murder is Murder" comment [467 words] | Claire | May 9, 2008 19:31 | 127129 | ||
| Are Democracy and Secularism really inseparable? [261 words] | Syed Kasim | Apr 26, 2008 17:09 | 126901 | ||
| God's Laws are intuitive and exist outside of religious doctrine. [673 words] | trans-parere | Apr 26, 2008 23:06 | 126901 | ||
| Great thinking!!! [245 words] | Mansoor | Apr 27, 2008 08:13 | 126901 | ||
| 3 | Our dear Syed and what is really democracy and democracy in the land of his Hindu ancestors [622 words] | dhimmi no more | Apr 27, 2008 14:56 | 126901 | |
| trans-parere, God's laws not intuitive [161 words] | Infidel | Apr 27, 2008 23:41 | 126901 | ||
| The arrogant reject the quiet directions of their soul. [473 words] | trans-parere | Apr 28, 2008 04:00 | 126901 | ||
| God's Laws [188 words] | Lynn | Apr 28, 2008 08:38 | 126901 | ||
| Good comment. [277 words] | Farman Naqvi | Apr 28, 2008 11:54 | 126901 | ||
| God's laws are etched on your soul [477 words] | trans-parere | Apr 28, 2008 16:22 | 126901 | ||
| Double faced jokers [111 words] | Mansoor | Apr 28, 2008 16:40 | 126901 | ||
| All You Need Is LOVE - LA - LA LA - LA LA [1139 words] | Oliver | Apr 29, 2008 01:11 | 126901 | ||
| Why Fundamentalist Christianity Works in Democracy and Fundamentalist Islam Does Not. [744 words] | M. Tovey | Apr 29, 2008 16:48 | 126901 | ||
| Reply to Tovey [228 words] | Peter Herz | Apr 30, 2008 08:59 | 126901 | ||
| Re; Actually, Mansoor [58 words] | Straight_Talk_Luigi | May 1, 2008 04:44 | 126901 | ||
| Election fraud [122 words] | Straight_Talk_Luigi | May 1, 2008 05:00 | 126901 | ||
| what ? [72 words] | True Believer | May 5, 2008 07:11 | 126901 | ||
| Moses, Jesus, Paul, Mohammed--all historical figures [359 words] | Claire | May 9, 2008 19:52 | 126901 | ||
| Secularism [82 words] | Straight_Talk_Luigi | May 14, 2008 05:19 | 126901 | ||
| Joke [67 words] | true believer | May 16, 2008 07:55 | 126901 | ||
| Mansoor [318 words] | Brian | May 16, 2008 19:49 | 126901 | ||
| The reality!!! [395 words] | Mansoor | May 17, 2008 06:32 | 126901 | ||
| Continuation [566 words] | Mansoor | May 17, 2008 10:43 | 126901 | ||
| Ancient religions are obsolete [174 words] | Claire | May 25, 2008 05:46 | 126901 | ||
| Secularism [310 words] | Straight_Talk_Luigi | May 25, 2008 21:34 | 126901 | ||
| Well isnt that nice Mr Namik Tan [61 words] | SS | Apr 24, 2008 23:55 | 126766 | ||
| Saudi Cleric Warns: Freedom of Speech Might Lead to Freedom of Belief [533 words] | Jared | Apr 24, 2008 12:01 | 126700 | ||
| heresy; the crime of thinking for yourself [115 words] | trans-parere | Apr 24, 2008 23:42 | 126700 | ||
| There is no authoritarian dictatorship in Islam [192 words] | Jared | Apr 25, 2008 18:12 | 126700 | ||
| Diverse schools [437 words] | trans-parere | Apr 26, 2008 21:04 | 126700 | ||
| D'accord [351 words] | Jared | Apr 28, 2008 07:54 | 126700 | ||
| yes, I thinks so for the most part. [538 words] | trans-parere | Apr 28, 2008 18:12 | 126700 | ||
| Democracy is only a tool; not... [224 words] | Doug Corrigan | Apr 24, 2008 11:39 | 126699 | ||
| so long, moderate islam [124 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | koolkarga | Apr 23, 2008 22:12 | 126648 | ||
| Ataturk [11 words] | Jon Purizhansky | Apr 23, 2008 11:39 | 126579 | ||
| The Indonesian Example [145 words] | Jared | Apr 23, 2008 09:46 | 126571 | ||
| "Hard work can one day make Islam democratic." [13 words] | Rochelle Michaels | Apr 22, 2008 21:33 | 126523 | ||
| What We Can Do [626 words] | Brian | Apr 25, 2008 12:50 | 126523 | ||
| Monarchy, Democracy, Benevolent Dictator... [74 words] | Rochelle Michaels | Apr 26, 2008 09:29 | 126523 | ||
| Sharia sports [71 words] | Brian | May 16, 2008 22:04 | 126523 | ||
| nothing less than sophisticated [157 words] | ebtisam hussein | Apr 22, 2008 14:43 | 126489 | ||
| A true revelation [31 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Tom Simon | Apr 22, 2008 10:30 | 126478 | ||
| Goal will be the same even with the democracy [104 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | skmiller | Apr 21, 2008 17:22 | 126386 | ||
| Will to change [157 words] | Rajan Samuel | Apr 21, 2008 13:23 | 126362 | ||
| The Only Path to Democracy [194 words] | John J Nosser | Apr 21, 2008 01:42 | 126323 | ||
| Wrong John J Nosser [44 words] | skmiller | Apr 22, 2008 10:21 | 126323 | ||
| RE: Wrong John J Nosser [235 words] | John Nosser | Apr 23, 2008 11:25 | 126323 | ||
| Recip spills the beans [93 words] | richard blom | Apr 21, 2008 00:35 | 126316 | ||
| It is the Power Brokers [78 words] | Mike | Apr 20, 2008 16:32 | 126280 | ||
| Congratulations Dr Daniel Pipes [58 words] | Michael Darby, Board Member, Australian Christian Nation Association | Apr 20, 2008 13:33 | 126260 | ||
| PIPES for President ! [4 words] | milton berlin | May 2, 2008 18:48 | 126260 | ||
| Erraneous assertion - Change in christiandom was rapid [111 words] | Singha | Apr 20, 2008 12:13 | 126255 | ||
| Almighty God Never Changes -But Religious Christianity is Constantly Changing [631 words] | M. Tovey | Apr 24, 2008 12:20 | 126255 | ||
| Where Scholars are Making Big Mistake - Islam's Potential for Change is Zero. [1611 words] | Singha | Apr 20, 2008 12:10 | 126254 | ||
| SINGHA,YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT! [241 words] | TTS | Apr 23, 2008 02:53 | 126254 | ||
| Taming Islam [154 words] | Thiagan | Apr 23, 2008 04:57 | 126254 | ||
| A(n) (in)sane [87 words] | Mansoor | Apr 24, 2008 16:17 | 126254 | ||
| Taming Islam [191 words] | Thiagan | Apr 25, 2008 05:55 | 126254 | ||
| big supporter of Abortion [427 words] | Mansoor | Apr 27, 2008 07:17 | 126254 | ||
| Long debate but zero mentality [561 words] | Mansoor | Apr 27, 2008 07:43 | 126254 | ||
| Taming Islam [237 words] | Thiagan | Apr 28, 2008 00:20 | 126254 | ||
| Countering Islam: Most effective means [177 words] | Straight_Talk_Luigi | May 1, 2008 04:53 | 126254 | ||
| 4 | Our dear mansoor and who is really the biggest supporter of abortion and your guess is? and other sordid matters [190 words] | dhimmi no more | May 10, 2008 17:27 | 126254 | |
| Disappointing [673 words] | Ron Thompson | Apr 19, 2008 17:40 | 126195 | ||
| A note on "Democratic Islam" [96 words] | Mike | Apr 19, 2008 12:49 | 126184 | ||
| The question isn't democracy but freedom - and yes, mohammedanism IS a problem about that [266 words] | Joe Blough | Apr 18, 2008 19:53 | 126126 | ||
| Wasn't Muhammed Taha executed for sedition? [81 words] | Monty | Apr 18, 2008 14:44 | 126107 | ||
| 1 | "and what happened to Al-Ustaz ("revered teacher") Mahmud Muhammad Taha? [131 words] | Lactantius Jr | May 1, 2008 07:49 | 126107 | |
 Mahmoud Taha [20 words] | trans-parere | May 2, 2008 22:35 | 126107 | ||
| Almost There [46 words] | Blackspeare | Apr 18, 2008 12:41 | 126100 | ||
| Democracy and Koran are antithesis of each other [30 words] | Romesh Chander | Apr 18, 2008 12:22 | 126098 | ||
| 8 | Surah of the day: Understanding the Surahs -- Parallels to Biblical Psalms? [162 words] | GWK | Apr 18, 2008 12:02 | 126094 | |
| Is this possible? [320 words] | Abu Ramli | Apr 18, 2008 11:47 | 126093 | ||
| Response to Abu Ramli [20 words] | Another American | Apr 20, 2008 00:57 | 126093 | ||
| Adapt or disappear: Qur'an [70 words] | steven L | Apr 17, 2008 19:58 | 126035 | ||
| re Islam's Historical situation and its situation today.... [398 words] | Jascha Kessler | Apr 17, 2008 19:48 | 126034 | ||
| The importance of definitions [356 words] | Ralph C Whaley MD | Apr 17, 2008 19:25 | 126030 | ||
| "The importance of definitions, a response" [526 words] | Lactantius Jr. | May 2, 2008 09:07 | 126030 | ||
| Marcus' laws of electoral democracy in Moslem-majority countries [109 words] | G. Marcus | Apr 17, 2008 19:10 | 126027 | ||
| 4 | WHAT MAKES ISLAM DIFFERENT THAN OTHER RELIGIONS [207 words] | G. Marcus | Apr 17, 2008 18:32 | 126023 | |
| what makes Islam different [334 words] | Imam Ahmed Syeed Ali Muhammed | May 16, 2008 14:24 | 126023 | ||
| 1 | The Mullah Ahmed and the word Jihad and the word Ijtihad [283 words] | dhimmi no more | May 22, 2008 06:45 | 126023 | |
| The reality [28 words] | Ahmed Saleh | Aug 18, 2012 00:04 | 126023 | ||
| True democracy [220 words] | Rebecca Moulds | Apr 17, 2008 17:38 | 126014 | ||
| Democracy & Islam 2 [327 words] | Ian | Apr 18, 2008 04:31 | 126014 | ||
| 1 | Islam and democracy [119 words] | dhimmi no more | Apr 19, 2008 18:31 | 126014 | |
| What about "Islam within a democracy"? [88 words] | jennifer solis | Apr 24, 2008 04:23 | 126014 | ||
| Good OpEd -- [705 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | GWK | Apr 17, 2008 17:34 | 126012 | ||
| Dr P -- A couple of Q's for you on Erdogan and Turkey, Please [187 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | GWK | Apr 23, 2008 22:39 | 126012 | ||
| Better Forum? [361 words] | GWK | May 3, 2008 22:17 | 126012 | ||
| transformation of religion to second (private) fiddle. [260 words] | reeves | Apr 17, 2008 17:34 | 126011 | ||
| it's in the texts [53 words] | leo solomon | Apr 18, 2008 03:53 | 126011 | ||
| Freedom of Choice in a Democracy, or Choose to Serve Islam: One Cannot Have Both [494 words] | M. Tovey | Apr 17, 2008 15:52 | 126001 | ||
| In 6 centuries, maybe, but not in the foreseeable future [192 words] | Jared | Apr 17, 2008 15:17 | 125998 | ||
| Islam Is a Trojan Horse [105 words] | Amil Imani | Apr 17, 2008 14:48 | 125995 | ||
| Response to Amil Imani [9 words] | Another American | Apr 20, 2008 01:06 | 125995 | ||
| Islamic Reformation? [66 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Paul | Apr 17, 2008 14:47 | 125994 | ||
| Response to Paul and Daniel Pipes [15 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Another American | Apr 20, 2008 01:12 | 125994 | ||
| Haskalah [57 words] | jennifer solis | Apr 29, 2008 00:45 | 125994 | ||
| Democracy or Demolocracy [644 words] | Mansoor | Apr 17, 2008 14:26 | 125993 | ||
| 1 | Our dear mansoor says that the caliphate was a "smooth system"! Really? [452 words] | dhimmi no more | Apr 18, 2008 08:03 | 125993 | |
| They were martyrs. [192 words] | Mansoor | Apr 19, 2008 22:33 | 125993 | ||
| Caliphs in Islam -- Reply to Mansoor [291 words] | Romesh Chander | Apr 20, 2008 01:42 | 125993 | ||
| 1 | Our dear mansoor and the absurd [500 words] | dhimmi no more | Apr 20, 2008 07:47 | 125993 | |
| Turn your face... [159 words] | Mansoor | Apr 22, 2008 09:30 | 125993 | ||
| 1 | Our dear Mansoor and his praise of Arabian imperialism [82 words] | dhimmi no more | Apr 22, 2008 21:37 | 125993 | |
| 2 | Dream on our dear Mansoor [430 words] | dhimmi no more | Apr 23, 2008 13:32 | 125993 | |
| 1 | caliphate means what? [233 words] | G.Vishvas | May 10, 2008 10:40 | 125993 | |
| Fundamental Issue [48 words] | Mark G | Apr 17, 2008 14:20 | 125992 | ||
| Democracy, Islam, and the way out, if there is one.... [329 words] | Denis MacEoin | Apr 17, 2008 14:12 | 125989 | ||
| ethnocentric [131 words] | jim | Apr 17, 2008 13:18 | 125986 | ||
| ‘Islamic-Democracy' is oxymoronic [195 words] | Oliver | Apr 17, 2008 12:53 | 125985 | ||
| Are Muslims doomed to follow the same path? [96 words] | Solomon2 | Apr 17, 2008 12:50 | 125984 | ||
| Islam and Democracy [179 words] | OldBlue64 | Apr 17, 2008 12:03 | 125980 | ||
| Heartening Disheartening History [209 words] | David Sabghir | Apr 17, 2008 12:00 | 125979 | ||
| Defining "Islamic Democracy" [139 words] | Mike Ramirez | Apr 17, 2008 12:00 | 125978 | ||
| anxious times for Turkey [448 words] | trans-parere | Apr 17, 2008 11:45 | 125977 | ||
| Muslims receive no benefits from the government [70 words] | Lars Nielsen | Apr 17, 2008 10:41 | 125973 | ||
| You're killing me [216 words] | K.H. Ahmed | Apr 17, 2008 10:04 | 125969 | ||
| not necessarily [199 words] | mz ravin black | Apr 17, 2008 23:20 | 125969 | ||
| Democracy and Islam are inherently incompatible [307 words] | David Campbell | Apr 17, 2008 09:47 | 125967 | ||
| Lybian piracy [66 words] | Marie-Claude | Apr 17, 2008 17:08 | 125967 | ||
| Newsweek and the Barbary Pirates - Islam and Democracy revisted [239 words] | David Campbell | Apr 23, 2008 16:33 | 125967 | ||
| Mr Campbell [64 words] | Marie Claude | Apr 23, 2008 18:24 | 125967 | ||
| "Tradition of Piracy"? Sorry, Marie-Claude, that won't cut it [133 words] | jennifer solis | Apr 24, 2008 05:01 | 125967 | ||
| is that a proof ? [24 words] | Marie-Claude | Apr 24, 2008 17:25 | 125967 | ||
| A complex issue [1008 words] | Amitabh Tripathi | Apr 17, 2008 09:42 | 125966 | ||
| You've touched to the core of the issue [347 words] | Bob Jenks | Apr 18, 2008 10:38 | 125966 | ||
| western civilization never allows anything grows parallel to capitalism [260 words] | syed muhammad ali | Apr 17, 2008 09:22 | 125965 | ||
| A Democratic Islam [60 words] | Phillip | Apr 17, 2008 09:21 | 125964 | ||
| A clear and succinct summary of the situation - thank you so much [151 words] | Bob Jenks | Apr 17, 2008 08:57 | 125962 | ||
| I suppose... [26 words] | Doug Corrigan | Apr 17, 2008 08:55 | 125961 | ||
| "the family" [564 words] | German Observer | Apr 17, 2008 08:52 | 125960 | ||
| Islam, the missing links [32 words] | Marie Claude | Apr 17, 2008 07:49 | 125956 | ||
| To Daniel Pipes: Religion of Democracy is not more 'Just' than Religion of Islam [291 words] | Syed Rafey Husain | Apr 17, 2008 06:43 | 125952 | ||
| HUSSAIN YOUR STATEMENTS [575 words] | S.Mirza | Apr 19, 2008 02:38 | 125952 | ||
| Gotta luv Daniel Pipes [59 words] | jennifer solis | Apr 24, 2008 05:38 | 125952 | ||
| Syed Raffey: More about women and slaves in Islam [381 words] | Plato | May 2, 2008 00:10 | 125952 | ||
| Liberal democracy is not a religion, neither is "real" Islam: both are political philosophies [192 words] | Wedhimmissubmitwillingly | Oct 3, 2008 19:43 | 125952 | ||
| To Wedhim: Liberal democracy, if it does not teaches that one day you will die then it is false in its very essence [85 words] | Syed Rafey Husain | Oct 7, 2008 03:22 | 125952 | ||
| Islam doesn't work as a political philosophy [302 words] | Wedhimmissubmitwillingly | Oct 8, 2008 12:52 | 125952 | ||
| Democracy & Islam [212 words] | Ian Campbell | Apr 17, 2008 05:56 | 125948 | ||
| U.S. STATE DEPT GETS IT ALL WRONG ON TURKEY AND ITS EU MEMBERSHIP [757 words] | G. Marcus | Apr 17, 2008 05:46 | 125947 | ||
| No Muslims No Terrorists [297 words] | Alain Jean-Mairet | Apr 17, 2008 05:45 | 125946 | ||
| Alain has it right! [29 words] | Doug Corrigan | Apr 24, 2008 11:05 | 125946 | ||
| wrong [19 words] | marie-Claude | Apr 25, 2008 16:59 | 125946 | ||
| Don't you forget the Care Bears [12 words] | Alain Jean-Mairet | Apr 26, 2008 06:41 | 125946 | ||
| A Democratic Islam? [96 words] | Ilbert Phillips | Apr 17, 2008 05:20 | 125926 | ||
| Democracy and Islam [735 words] | Erich Wieger | Apr 17, 2008 05:07 | 125924 | ||
| close, but a bit off-mark [218 words] | Taj | Apr 17, 2008 04:43 | 125921 | ||
| Taj: Is Allah being just presumptuous in 9:111? [324 words] | Plato | May 2, 2008 00:17 | 125921 | ||
| yesterdays hand was brushed aside [319 words] | trans-parere | May 3, 2008 21:34 | 125921 | ||
| a bit about jails [110 words] | Taj | May 5, 2008 20:31 | 125921 | ||
| all decisions are of great consequence [611 words] | trans-parere | May 6, 2008 18:59 | 125921 | ||
| Allah is never presumptuous [203 words] | Taj | May 16, 2008 14:40 | 125921 | ||
| pattern of behavior [141 words] | Taj | May 17, 2008 04:45 | 125921 | ||
| yes, the individuals patern of behavior not their skin colour. [725 words] | trans-parere | May 17, 2008 21:59 | 125921 | ||
| Taj: Not really? Really? [625 words] | Plato | May 18, 2008 08:38 | 125921 | ||
| Yup, really... Plato [677 words] | Taj | Jun 1, 2008 19:43 | 125921 | ||
| 1 | Taj: The Prophet's last sermon made Muslim women domestic animals/prisoners of men [999 words] | Plato | Jun 18, 2008 04:22 | 125921 | |
| not hardly... [516 words] | Taj | Jun 22, 2008 01:14 | 125921 | ||
| 3 | Taj: An expected response. But why does Allah and his apostle allow women to be beaten? [1293 words] | Plato | Jun 26, 2008 04:51 | 125921 | |
| Point well taken. [14 words] | jennifer solis | Apr 17, 2008 03:21 | 125910 | ||
| Veil for all [309 words] | Thiagan | Apr 28, 2008 08:21 | 125910 | ||
| "Head covering" in the Bible [249 words] | jennifer solis | Apr 28, 2008 17:16 | 125910 | ||
| addendum [35 words] | True Believer | May 5, 2008 07:15 | 125910 | ||
| establishment clause [35 words] | Francesco Mangascià | Apr 17, 2008 02:42 | 125907 | ||
| Silk purse [46 words] | Roger Warner | Apr 20, 2008 07:29 | 125907 | ||
| Silk purse and Vatican [136 words] | Francesco Mangascià | Apr 21, 2008 03:23 | 125907 | ||
| Democracy and Islam [388 words] | Carl Goldberg | Apr 17, 2008 01:58 | 125904 | ||
| lost honour [128 words] | leo solomon | Apr 17, 2008 17:39 | 125904 | ||
| Democratic Islam is impossible ! [37 words] | Anne-Marie Delcambre | Apr 19, 2008 01:26 | 125904 | ||
| Islamic democracy [87 words] | joe | May 18, 2008 07:28 | 125904 |
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