Mohammed was an islamist

Submitted by Joe (United Kingdom), May 21, 2014 at 09:04

For hundreds of years, when "islamism" was mentioned in the newspapers (e.g. The Times of London), they were referring to the religion known as "islam". The idea that there is some "political islam" which is distinct from islam is a modern confection, no more than 30 years old.

Do tell us Dr. Pipes: what's the difference between "an islamist terrorist" and Mohammed, the founder of islam? As far as I can see, they both use mass murder and terror in order to subjugate non-muslims in a theocracy.

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