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the writer of Koran [333 words]

Democracy [665 words]

↔  Re: Again, A Democratic Islam? [307 words]

REFORMS [631 words]

↔  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]

↔  confused dhimmi? [175 words]

↔  Islam and violence [296 words]

↔  Arabian imperialism and its victims [716 words]

↔  Think us not ignorant. [341 words]

↔  Mohammed, I have successfully countered all of your points [1351 words]

Islam is Democratic [1276 words]

↔  Muhammad democratic? Islam/submission democratic? [175 words]

↔  Re: A Democratic Islam? [196 words]

↔  Where on earth did that idea come from? [311 words]

↔  Islam [432 words]

↔  Yes! We have these. [614 words]

↔  truth doesn't have a version ...man does. [765 words]

↔  Democracy has no definite meaning [349 words]

↔  That's pretty funny [237 words]

↔  Lying Is A Unnforgivable Sin In Islam [798 words]

↔  Our dear Khawla and democracy [326 words]

↔  Lying and islam [35 words]

↔  My Name [858 words]

↔  Hello! [140 words]

↔  Our dear Khawla and the topic for today is democracy and your name will follow [765 words]

↔  The word khawala [327 words]

↔  There is nothing democratic about RADICAL Islam... [374 words]

↔  Liars, taqiya and islam [301 words]

↔  Hello! [307 words]

↔  More about democracy and the Muslim mind [981 words]

↔  Salams [129 words]

↔  Names and Muslims [813 words]

↔  In response to a Democratic Islam [717 words]

What Democracy??
[w/response by Daniel Pipes] [388 words]

↔  ⇒ Response to Rant [93 words]

↔  DEAR ILYAS, WHY DO ALL THE POSTS ARRIVE AT NUDITY & SEX???? [356 words]

↔  Here we Go Again [750 words]

islam controls choices [73 words]

Within are some of the most stunning words I have ever read [3732 words]

↔  Bill Warner [196 words]

Democracy is no standard to judge anything.
[w/response by Daniel Pipes] [79 words]

The Proof [172 words]

↔  Islam is democratic but Moslem's aren't? [23 words]

↔  The "Proof" of totalitarianism [25 words]

↔  Ask the rulers !!!! [4 words]

↔  Yes. Rulers. [354 words]

↔  test the proof? [256 words]

↔  The Bible says kill [396 words]

↔  sTs: Are infidels also included in consultations? [147 words]

↔  Democracy and our dear samer [112 words]

↔  Old quotes, no bearing [45 words]

↔  Our dear Samer is quoting the Bible! [29 words]

↔  Poor Muslim logic as our dear Samer is saying that if the Bible says to kill then why not the Qur'an? [16 words]

↔  sTs: What does 9:111 say?? [96 words]

↔  Dhimmi, Plato and others who hate Quran and Islam [390 words]

↔  Old testament is part of your bible [83 words]

↔  Plato is afraid to answer - hiding [6 words]

↔  Fooling you [85 words]

↔  Our dear sTs aka Samer al-tablighee and what does your Allah say in Q9:111? [55 words]

↔  sTs: A few answers to your daring question [1109 words]

↔  corruption [21 words]

↔  Our dear samer and hate! [179 words]

↔  you are fooling yourself - see the actions of the christians worldwide [178 words]

↔  Emirati Propaganda 101 [362 words]

↔  New Covenant [105 words]

↔  you need a lot of teaching [50 words]

↔  You need a lot to learn [705 words]

↔  Great Arabic Dhimmi - you cannot even pronounce [24 words]

↔  corruption [37 words]

↔  TRULY TRUE [61 words]

↔  Our dear samer and quoting the Bible [140 words]

↔  PLATO DONT BE IN CONFUSION BY THE MUSLIM VERSION ABOUT THE BIBLE [353 words]

↔  TRUMPET [136 words]

↔  Thanks for your note [57 words]

↔  He thinks he is big [30 words]

↔  Our dear Samer who knows no Arabic is pontificating about the Arabic language. Go figure [134 words]

↔  Our dear Samer is saying that if the corrupted Bible is violent then why not the Qur'an? [219 words]

↔  Samer, you are wrong on ALL counts- someone is feeding you lies! [393 words]

↔  Christian Values [687 words]

↔  Question to Dhimmi no More about Islam [330 words]

↔  A trumpet to the Jewish Media [210 words]

↔  Around and around and around [65 words]

↔  More drivel from samer [183 words]

↔  Hate emails [188 words]

↔  Nonsense [64 words]

↔  spot the mistake in the bible [561 words]

↔  Islam and Abraham [94 words]

↔  Our dear Samer is running away again [126 words]

↔  sTs: Ignorace surely is bliss [182 words]

↔  You will not be saved by Jesus [148 words]

↔  Still hate comments [17 words]

↔  Our dear Samer and more delusions and this time Ibrahim's little trip to Bakka oh I mean Mecca [898 words]

↔  Reconcile? [35 words]

↔  Reply to sTs - no, that's not a mistake in the Bible [1066 words]

↔  To Dhimmi No More. [235 words]

↔  Hate e-mail to our dear samer and more delusions [193 words]

↔  our dear Samer seems to be unaware that the Qur'an really says that Jesus must be God [678 words]

↔  Our dear Samer and fantasy [134 words]

↔  Our dear samer and Abul Qasim himself [241 words]

↔  And speaking of the Ibrahim and the Jews: Our dear Samer Ynna has a question for you [122 words]

↔  Great Catch of Samer's Uncounciouss Mind, Dhimmi No More!!!! [356 words]

↔  The infidel dhimmi-yes-more [24 words]

↔  Our dear Samer and Islam [50 words]

↔  Strike up the band: Our dear Samer wnats to leave Islam. [380 words]

↔  Samer/StS- here is a Muslim site that refutes your fairy tale of Mohamed and Jerusalem... read it and weep [121 words]

↔  The Myth of Al-Aqsa [245 words]

↔  Read [213 words]

↔  Al-Aqsa is in Jerusalem [285 words]

Why shouldn't Islam's transition be smoother or easier? [151 words]

↔  I absolutely agree with you [82 words]

↔  Jenny and G [207 words]

↔  Reply to Luigi [1180 words]

↔  Re; Jenny [963 words]

↔  How Muslims can reform [331 words]

↔  The Qur'an and our dear Samer a book that he cannot read in Arabic [277 words]

demurral [271 words]

Islamic Democracy=One man, one vote, one time? [609 words]

Islam and democracy is an antinomy [212 words]

Islam world's most anti-democratic force [142 words]

Another Interesting Book [46 words]

↔  Tibi's book [140 words]

↔  Luca on Tibi [62 words]

Jon Kennedy said way back in 1958: [156 words]

Historic circumstances and Islam are inseparable [33 words]

Read Asef Bayat's book: "Making Islam Demcoratic" [12 words]

Question & Thought [38 words]

Democracy is a low and dull flight [20 words]

↔  Could Syed Husein please expand [34 words]

Islam [333 words]

↔  These are "moderate" Muslims of Pakistan - Thiagan!!! [33 words]

↔  Murder is murder [220 words]

↔  Claire's "Murder is Murder" Comments [153 words]

↔  Mel's "Murder is Murder" comment [467 words]

Are Democracy and Secularism really inseparable? [261 words]

↔  God's Laws are intuitive and exist outside of religious doctrine. [673 words]

↔  Great thinking!!! [245 words]

↔  Our dear Syed and what is really democracy and democracy in the land of his Hindu ancestors [622 words]

↔  trans-parere, God's laws not intuitive [161 words]

↔  The arrogant reject the quiet directions of their soul. [473 words]

↔  God's Laws [188 words]

↔  Good comment. [277 words]

↔  God's laws are etched on your soul [477 words]

↔  Double faced jokers [111 words]

↔  All You Need Is LOVE - LA - LA LA - LA LA [1139 words]

↔  Why Fundamentalist Christianity Works in Democracy and Fundamentalist Islam Does Not. [744 words]

↔  Reply to Tovey [228 words]

↔  Re; Actually, Mansoor [58 words]

↔  Election fraud [122 words]

↔  what ? [72 words]

↔  Moses, Jesus, Paul, Mohammed--all historical figures [359 words]

↔  Secularism [82 words]

↔  Joke [67 words]

↔  Mansoor [318 words]

↔  The reality!!! [395 words]

↔  Continuation [566 words]

↔  Ancient religions are obsolete [174 words]

↔  Secularism [310 words]

Well isnt that nice Mr Namik Tan [61 words]

Saudi Cleric Warns: Freedom of Speech Might Lead to Freedom of Belief [533 words]

↔  heresy; the crime of thinking for yourself [115 words]

↔  There is no authoritarian dictatorship in Islam [192 words]

↔  Diverse schools [437 words]

↔  D'accord [351 words]

↔  yes, I thinks so for the most part. [538 words]

Democracy is only a tool; not... [224 words]

so long, moderate islam
[w/response by Daniel Pipes] [124 words]

Ataturk [11 words]

The Indonesian Example [145 words]

"Hard work can one day make Islam democratic." [13 words]

↔  What We Can Do [626 words]

↔  Monarchy, Democracy, Benevolent Dictator... [74 words]

↔  Sharia sports [71 words]

nothing less than sophisticated [157 words]

A true revelation
[w/response by Daniel Pipes] [31 words]

Goal will be the same even with the democracy
[w/response by Daniel Pipes] [104 words]

Will to change [157 words]

The Only Path to Democracy [194 words]

↔  Wrong John J Nosser [44 words]

↔  RE: Wrong John J Nosser [235 words]

Recip spills the beans [93 words]

It is the Power Brokers [78 words]

Congratulations Dr Daniel Pipes [58 words]

↔  PIPES for President ! [4 words]

Erraneous assertion - Change in christiandom was rapid [111 words]

↔  Almighty God Never Changes -But Religious Christianity is Constantly Changing [631 words]

Where Scholars are Making Big Mistake - Islam's Potential for Change is Zero. [1611 words]

↔  SINGHA,YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT! [241 words]

↔  Taming Islam [154 words]

↔  A(n) (in)sane [87 words]

↔  Taming Islam [191 words]

↔  big supporter of Abortion [427 words]

↔  Long debate but zero mentality [561 words]

↔  Taming Islam [237 words]

↔  Countering Islam: Most effective means [177 words]

↔  Our dear mansoor and who is really the biggest supporter of abortion and your guess is? and other sordid matters [190 words]

Disappointing [673 words]

A note on "Democratic Islam" [96 words]

The question isn't democracy but freedom - and yes, mohammedanism IS a problem about that [266 words]

Wasn't Muhammed Taha executed for sedition? [81 words]

↔  "and what happened to Al-Ustaz ("revered teacher") Mahmud Muhammad Taha? [131 words]

↔  Mahmoud Taha [20 words]

Almost There [46 words]

Democracy and Koran are antithesis of each other [30 words]

Surah of the day: Understanding the Surahs -- Parallels to Biblical Psalms? [162 words]

Is this possible? [320 words]

↔  Response to Abu Ramli [20 words]

Adapt or disappear: Qur'an [70 words]

re Islam's Historical situation and its situation today.... [398 words]

The importance of definitions [356 words]

↔  "The importance of definitions, a response" [526 words]

Marcus' laws of electoral democracy in Moslem-majority countries [109 words]

WHAT MAKES ISLAM DIFFERENT THAN OTHER RELIGIONS [207 words]

↔  what makes Islam different [334 words]

↔  The Mullah Ahmed and the word Jihad and the word Ijtihad [283 words]

True democracy [220 words]

↔  Democracy & Islam 2 [327 words]

↔  Islam and democracy [119 words]

↔  What about "Islam within a democracy"? [88 words]

Good OpEd --
[w/response by Daniel Pipes] [705 words]

↔  Dr P -- A couple of Q's for you on Erdogan and Turkey, Please
[w/response by Daniel Pipes] [187 words]

↔  Better Forum? [361 words]

transformation of religion to second (private) fiddle. [260 words]

↔  it's in the texts [53 words]

Freedom of Choice in a Democracy, or Choose to Serve Islam: One Cannot Have Both [494 words]

In 6 centuries, maybe, but not in the foreseeable future [192 words]

Islam Is a Trojan Horse [105 words]

↔  Response to Amil Imani [9 words]

Islamic Reformation?
[w/response by Daniel Pipes] [66 words]

↔  Response to Paul and Daniel Pipes
[w/response by Daniel Pipes] [15 words]

↔  Haskalah [57 words]

Democracy or Demolocracy [644 words]

↔  Our dear mansoor says that the caliphate was a "smooth system"! Really? [452 words]

↔  They were martyrs. [192 words]

↔  Caliphs in Islam -- Reply to Mansoor [291 words]

↔  Our dear mansoor and the absurd [500 words]

↔  Turn your face... [159 words]

↔  Our dear Mansoor and his praise of Arabian imperialism [82 words]

↔  Dream on our dear Mansoor [430 words]

↔  caliphate means what? [233 words]

Fundamental Issue [48 words]

Democracy, Islam, and the way out, if there is one.... [329 words]

ethnocentric [131 words]

‘Islamic-Democracy' is oxymoronic [195 words]

Are Muslims doomed to follow the same path? [96 words]

Islam and Democracy [179 words]

Heartening Disheartening History [209 words]

Defining "Islamic Democracy" [139 words]

anxious times for Turkey [448 words]

Muslims receive no benefits from the government [70 words]

You're killing me [216 words]

↔  not necessarily [199 words]

Democracy and Islam are inherently incompatible [307 words]

↔  Lybian piracy [66 words]

↔  Newsweek and the Barbary Pirates - Islam and Democracy revisted [239 words]

↔  Mr Campbell [64 words]

↔  "Tradition of Piracy"? Sorry, Marie-Claude, that won't cut it [133 words]

↔  is that a proof ? [24 words]

A complex issue [1008 words]

↔  You've touched to the core of the issue [347 words]

western civilization never allows anything grows parallel to capitalism [260 words]

A Democratic Islam [60 words]

A clear and succinct summary of the situation - thank you so much [151 words]

I suppose... [26 words]

"the family" [564 words]

Islam, the missing links [32 words]

To Daniel Pipes: Religion of Democracy is not more 'Just' than Religion of Islam [291 words]

↔  HUSSAIN YOUR STATEMENTS [575 words]

↔  Gotta luv Daniel Pipes [59 words]

↔  Syed Raffey: More about women and slaves in Islam [381 words]

Democracy & Islam [212 words]

U.S. STATE DEPT GETS IT ALL WRONG ON TURKEY AND ITS EU MEMBERSHIP [757 words]

No Muslims No Terrorists [297 words]

↔  Alain has it right! [29 words]

↔  wrong [19 words]

↔  Don't you forget the Care Bears [12 words]

A Democratic Islam? [96 words]

Democracy and Islam [735 words]

close, but a bit off-mark [218 words]

↔  Taj: Is Allah being just presumptuous in 9:111? [324 words]

↔  yesterdays hand was brushed aside [319 words]

↔  a bit about jails [110 words]

↔  all decisions are of great consequence [611 words]

↔  Allah is never presumptuous [203 words]

↔  pattern of behavior [141 words]

↔  yes, the individuals patern of behavior not their skin colour. [725 words]

↔  Taj: Not really? Really? [625 words]

↔  Yup, really... Plato [677 words]

↔  Taj: The Prophet's last sermon made Muslim women domestic animals/prisoners of men [999 words]

↔  not hardly... [516 words]

↔  Taj: An expected response. But why does Allah and his apostle allow women to be beaten? [1293 words]

Point well taken. [14 words]

↔  Veil for all [309 words]

↔  "Head covering" in the Bible [249 words]

↔  addendum [35 words]

establishment clause [35 words]

↔  Silk purse [46 words]

↔  Silk purse and Vatican [136 words]

Democracy and Islam [388 words]

↔  lost honour [128 words]

↔  Democratic Islam is impossible ! [37 words]

↔  Islamic democracy [87 words]

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