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Re: Moldavia is on the right track. Be patient.
Reader comment on item: [Paul H. Robinson:] U Penn Prof for Shari'a

Submitted by mark northover (United States), Jul 27, 2004 at 01:27

"I guess pretty much everywhere except Turkey are centuries behind the Western world with respect to humanitarian and democratic/individual freedoms. "

Why is Turkey held as a model of democracy and humantitarian in standards approaching those of the West, when the Army is ready to take over at the slightest hint of political upheaval? What ever became of the trial of the leader of the PKK, held all these years to rot on a prison island, even after renouncing terrorism?

There are fundamental problems with this assessment!

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You can't stay to see what will happen [280 words]Mohamed ShahidFeb 26, 2007 16:25
↔ Very Courageous, Mohamed Shahid, you have seen the light [96 words]JaladhiFeb 26, 2007 16:40
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↔ I'm suffering being Maldivian Army! [168 words]Mohamed HaleemOct 1, 2007 16:39
↔ Yes He Is Right! [274 words]Mohamed JiyadhuOct 2, 2007 05:27
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Hope [96 words]Kelvin KhanAug 6, 2004 15:12
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NO to this project! [88 words]Alhan FahmyAug 2, 2004 22:21
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The Maldivian Federalist Papers [286 words]Marco G. SulpiziJul 28, 2004 00:00
↔ Help tracking down another article by Marco G. Sulpizi, The Legal Legacy of San Francisco's 1934 General Strike, 10 Verdict 19 (Oct. 2004) [11 words]Carmela KinslowFeb 20, 2006 12:03
Progress of Law [279 words]Bob VaselaarJul 27, 2004 22:05
Why I agree with Prof. Robinson [68 words]Walter H. KingJul 27, 2004 18:06
Shariah/Quran#4.34/The Women [213 words]bones1420Jul 27, 2004 17:56
⇒ Re: Moldavia is on the right track. Be patient. [85 words]mark northoverJul 27, 2004 01:27
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Professor Robinson's blind spot [202 words]Chris AtwoodJul 26, 2004 14:26
Pipes has to conceed that Robinson's goals are the same [250 words]Josh PerlmanJul 26, 2004 13:39
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