RE: Strange Logic in the Lebanon War

Submitted by Ghulam Muhammed, Mumbai (India), Aug 19, 2006 at 13:37

Barbara wrote:

"as they gained in numbers—by high birth rate as well as new arrivals—Muslims are reverting to their intolerant ways by, for instance, demanding legal status for shariah (Islamic laws). The type of draconian laws that for most parts resemble those of humanity’s barbaric past. "

If as full citizens of their respective countries who boast of being democratic nations and swear by freedom of speech and religion --- if Muslim citizen demand legal status for sharia -- for themselves and not for the rest ---- who is being intolerant by denying them their constitutional rights, Muslims or the likes of Barbara?

Ghulam Muhammed, Mumbai

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