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Submitted by Abdul Khan (United States), Jan 10, 2007 at 16:56

It is true Muslims lag in every aspect of modern life , not only in technology in fact in creative think as well. I would recommend every one to read Bernard Lewis' "What went wrong" . I think the problem with Muslim world is Medieval religion and cultural practices and since muslims think that they are morally superior to other people they are not willing to learn anything that can bring them to the era of enlightenment .

I mean what kind of modern society is going to tolerate laws like "Hudood Ordinance" , where a woman has to bring four male witnesses with good moral character to prove gang rape ? if she cant provide those witnesses ....take a wild guess ..some hints ..rape by police ,public execution or public stoning and other brutal and cruel medieval punishments . Did anybody ever mention that GNP of Spain is more than the combined GNP of 54 Islamic countries ? and they are talking about taking over United States ...this is the most foolish idea I have ever heard.


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THE OPRESSION OF WOMEN [223 words]AmmanieMay 8, 2008 16:56
Correlation between backwardness and advancement of islamism? [717 words]Archimedes2Jan 12, 2007 18:27
⇒ Muslims Lagging Behind [178 words]Abdul KhanJan 10, 2007 16:56
My Letter to the Newspaper [201 words]Vicki TidwellJan 8, 2007 19:32
LET'S BOYCOTT THE CAB DRIVERS [36 words]bernie naglerJan 7, 2007 02:48
Radical and traditional Islam [173 words]Donald W. BalesJan 6, 2007 21:37
More evidence of the lag - and the full explanation [500 words]cubedJan 3, 2007 12:39
Would Muslim Economic Progress Boost Their Military Agenda? [50 words]Richard H. ShulmanDec 28, 2006 21:33
Islamic technology [203 words]donvanJan 15, 2007 10:15
required reading [39 words]Donald ODec 27, 2006 20:37
The position of women [160 words]Legal EagleDec 27, 2006 18:47
David and Goliath [37 words]Darwin BarrettDec 26, 2006 18:54
Wilfred Cantwell Smith's remarks [87 words]H Mark RosenwassDec 26, 2006 17:13
Where the theoretical and the practical collide [195 words]David W. LincolnDec 26, 2006 14:04
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A Scandalous Retreat [488 words]Abu NuwasDec 26, 2006 09:00
Size of family [227 words]S A KapadiaDec 26, 2006 08:18
"They do not realise the power of education." [27 words]SalauddeenDec 31, 2006 23:28
Apostate [15 words]S A KapadiaJan 3, 2007 22:19
Islam's 'Golden Age' [121 words]bobbydDec 26, 2006 07:52
Excellent summary [32 words]MosheDec 26, 2006 05:37
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Iftikhar AhmadDec 26, 2006 04:27
To Iftikhar Ahmad [116 words]VijayDec 27, 2006 04:16
Iftikhar, what utter rubbish! [209 words]nick4693Jan 5, 2007 18:31
British Muslims [972 words]Iftikhar AhmadJan 7, 2007 14:26
When will this nonsense end? [1121 words]nick4693Jan 8, 2007 04:32
Iftikhar Ahmad, you are dead WRONG! [135 words]MosheJan 11, 2007 04:30
cultural roots!! [62 words]donvanJan 15, 2007 10:23
British Muslims..... [150 words]donvanJan 16, 2007 09:29
British Muslims [156 words]Iftikhar AhmadJan 16, 2007 18:02
If you got the money, I got the time... [91 words]donvanJan 18, 2007 08:47
Most Indian Muslims are from the Dalit caste [94 words]scott in SFDec 26, 2006 01:14
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Muslim Backwardness [82 words]Romesh ChanderDec 25, 2006 21:54
Why is the United States an Exception? [49 words]Jack BergerDec 25, 2006 21:51
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what do you expect? [164 words]VijayDec 25, 2006 19:33
Daniel Pipes on Muslim social backwardness, 25.12.2006 [211 words]Ian MordantDec 25, 2006 19:22

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