Burning the house to kill the rodents?

Reader comment on item: Radical Islam as Its Own Antidote[, Argues Reuel Gerecht]

Submitted by S.C.Panda (India), Jun 24, 2005 at 04:26

Dear Prof Pipes,
Reuel Gerecht's prescription may be likened to burn the house to kill the rodents.
When British India was partitioned in 1947, the Hindu population were 22% and 29% in (West)Pakistan and East Pakistan(now Bangladesh respectively. The corresponding figures today are less than 1% and 7%. If Islamic elements capture power, the nonMuslims become Dhimmis and may be forced to embrace Islam.
Regards, Sincerely, S.C.Panda
Prof Daniel Pipes, MEF, USA

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