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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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Islam as an ideology [249 words]Paul Smith NavelOct 11, 2005 00:05
↔ Islam not a religiion [7 words]Ja HAug 5, 2008 18:15
Militant Islam Burning [7 words]MordechaiJul 11, 2005 01:20
Mr. Pipes may be right [65 words]Stephen BlockJul 3, 2005 22:56
A pox on both ideas [77 words]ron thompsonJun 27, 2005 20:57
Trojan horse [178 words]praful bidwayJun 27, 2005 00:57
So what do we do in the meantime? [268 words]PatJun 26, 2005 20:30
Radical Islam is not the cure [157 words]Dvora H.Jun 26, 2005 19:03
Gerecht proposes deja vu [228 words]GreyGhostJun 26, 2005 17:18
The situation in Iran [223 words]H. YazdiJun 26, 2005 02:39
Tested to destruction? [133 words]Victor StoneJun 25, 2005 18:32
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[w/response] [570 words]		YonasonJun 24, 2005 18:37
↔ Distinction Without A Difference? [376 words]orange yonasonOct 28, 2009 16:13
Dream of Eradicating Radical Islam is Futile [99 words]JaladhiJun 24, 2005 11:31
⇒ Burning the house to kill the rodents? [68 words]S.C.PandaJun 24, 2005 04:26
One must always fear th evils of negative nationalism! [710 words]Karole du PontJun 24, 2005 00:10
Radical Islam as its own Antidote [687 words]Peter J. HerzJun 23, 2005 22:37
Islamic Democracy: One (necessary) step backward, then two steps forward [206 words]Billy ChosenJun 23, 2005 22:31
Respectfully questioning your views on moderate Islam [193 words]AlwaysOnWatchJun 23, 2005 18:46
How Many Decades Will It Take? [432 words]Mike RamirezJun 23, 2005 18:45
The Reality [128 words]JohnJun 23, 2005 17:56
I agree - please comment on a diverging opinion [171 words]Josh GJun 23, 2005 17:45
A Big Story [611 words]Just a readerJun 23, 2005 16:56
Your prescription left out something. [92 words]Si LondeJun 23, 2005 13:24
Curing the disease, or merely mutating it? [166 words]Joshua TruaxJun 23, 2005 12:28
Gerecht critique [166 words]george rosenbaumJun 23, 2005 12:17
Democracy vs Republic in Iran (part II) [734 words]Tom MartinJun 23, 2005 11:18
What is the solution? [193 words]Roger RickJun 23, 2005 11:11
Radical Islam as Its Own Antidote [383 words]IlluminatiJun 23, 2005 10:47
Moderation in Islam is flawed [257 words]Arvind MadhavanJun 23, 2005 10:44
↔ Full agreement with Arvind Madhavan's comments [88 words]Daniel SchultzDec 30, 2005 10:29
There is no solution [120 words]Dr. Richard TombackJun 23, 2005 10:28
The freedom epidemic in the mideast and Iran [320 words]Tom MartinJun 23, 2005 10:20
Homeopathic Remedy in Islam courts disaster [202 words]David SabghirJun 23, 2005 10:09
Thank you so much Dr Pipes [30 words]Neila Charchour HachichaJun 23, 2005 09:51
This is the kind of journalism that I like! [191 words]Octavio JohansonJun 23, 2005 08:16

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