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in response to reader comment: mike tyson is not a real muslim

Submitted by John BonJovi (United States), Feb 19, 2010 at 11:24

He got the tattoo before he was Muslim, ...

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1omg [65 words]nouarAug 8, 2010 13:39176494
1Islam is at war with us all, so it is logical to use new converts for terror as they are so full of zeal....April ..2010 [199 words]Phil GreendApr 7, 2010 11:42171058
what i think [46 words]nourAug 8, 2010 13:34171058
3HOLY JIHAD !! [279 words]AliJan 10, 2009 20:51147687
equal rights [144 words]melMar 14, 2010 16:16147687
islam [60 words]khalid abdallah muhammed#Aug 15, 2005 22:1224702
definition.. [39 words]GApr 3, 2006 14:2424702
Who are we to judge? [83 words]Tamr Shiban IskiriJun 30, 2008 17:4524702
Who is to judge... [178 words]donvanJul 1, 2008 13:3224702
1Infidel.... [256 words]AUSFeb 17, 2009 04:3724702
islam burning [33 words]Roberto ricardoApr 24, 2009 18:4224702
Peace and only peace [152 words]mohammed amerApr 26, 2009 08:4024702
the moderates are here! [38 words]helenOct 17, 2009 10:2324702
1Mike Jackson [185 words]jlbJul 9, 2005 03:1823259
I must disagree [519 words]That Other GuyJun 9, 2007 22:5323259
THATS WHY THEY CALL IT WAR... [183 words]DONVANJul 7, 2008 10:3423259
Response to Colonists Practice of Negro Slavery [302 words]jlbJul 9, 2005 02:4423257
eunuchs [147 words]mike downMar 13, 2007 10:1223257
Response to Peter Hampton [636 words]jlbJul 9, 2005 02:2023256
Slavery was not in America that long.. [204 words]Abenaki-Man-Native American IndianNov 18, 2006 17:4323256
Good [5 words]bobNov 16, 2004 22:4118409
1Islam does NOT spread terrorism [276 words]Kaiser NizamaniJan 12, 2004 10:4613303
Proof for you [276 words]Abenaki-Man-Native American IndianNov 18, 2006 18:0113303
Wrong [20 words]Al-HakimMar 11, 2007 12:3313303
Are you serious?! [41 words]That Other GuyJun 14, 2007 16:2013303
2hate, murder and terrorism! After all, actions speak louder than words. [384 words]JeffAug 22, 2007 12:0013303
Proof?? [165 words]donvanJul 8, 2008 10:4013303
If not militant... [54 words]donvanJul 10, 2008 13:0013303
I picked up on the error too... [106 words]JeffersonDec 11, 2009 21:5913303
again !!! [61 words]nourAug 8, 2010 13:4613303
my point of view [152 words]rajulFeb 14, 2011 10:1413303
poor Rajul, I pray you seek truth [79 words]Abenaki-Man-Native American IndianFeb 14, 2011 20:2513303
WHY?? [46 words]MillieDec 9, 2003 11:2812552
Misinformed [136 words]
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MKNov 4, 2003 10:0412062
uneducated [85 words]T.M.KNov 3, 2003 00:1912043
Killings of innocent people [102 words]BarkhadOct 31, 2003 00:5512025
read [190 words]matinSep 16, 2003 09:2811264
Interesting site [27 words]Peter ThurmanAug 7, 2003 14:3810473
17mike tyson is not a real muslim [91 words]shiblyFeb 20, 2003 19:046806
true muslim [7 words]asaadFeb 19, 2007 09:046806
1Im sorry to say that you are wrong [76 words]SoelmanMar 26, 2007 22:546806
Being a Muslim [23 words]MohammedJun 21, 2007 17:296806
Yo [21 words]MuhamedSep 3, 2007 11:096806
mike tyson is a muslim [278 words]assad khanDec 17, 2007 08:396806
you are right but .. [151 words]Mohamed OsamaFeb 6, 2008 11:266806
tyson is a muslim, but due to his conditions [108 words]king thoraFeb 17, 2008 17:406806
how could you !!!!! [47 words]abdirahmanFeb 25, 2008 19:016806
tyson is a muslim what?? [67 words]mohamad younesApr 10, 2008 02:236806
I don't agree [63 words]sagerMay 26, 2008 11:376806
1Breath bro [96 words]Abd El haqOct 24, 2008 19:276806
Listen kid [43 words]Ali Al-HassanFeb 14, 2009 09:346806
can't go against islam [80 words]Hafiz JunaidApr 28, 2009 00:256806
Tyson [65 words]OrhanMay 23, 2009 23:456806
tyson is a muslim [98 words]habib jaanJul 11, 2009 18:256806
1mike tyson [13 words]PacOct 1, 2009 20:366806
Not really [55 words]MacyJan 3, 2010 03:336806
What [9 words]John BonJoviFeb 19, 2010 11:246806
I understand [108 words]Haneefah AbdulahMay 20, 2010 19:226806
miketyson [42 words]haroonJun 27, 2010 16:546806
People change and Allah is All Knowing and Best Judge!! [75 words]Swaleh Al-TamimiJul 3, 2010 02:536806
Islam does not judge a believer on outer appearance! [134 words]Syed Rashid Ali ShahJul 9, 2010 19:096806
Tyson is a Muslim [73 words]JohnAug 5, 2012 12:056806
just a thought. [72 words]kent c.Sep 1, 2012 08:286806
Nobody know's anything except Allah ! [129 words]NormanJun 16, 2013 04:246806
RESPONSE TO Babatunde K. Abdullah [401 words]HeatherFeb 7, 2003 19:216491
Mike Jackson's comments are WRONG! [63 words]Peter Hampton, UKJan 19, 2003 08:475853
replay to Dan Zibman [274 words]StalkerDec 21, 2002 22:575050
Ignorance [238 words]Rob WymerDec 16, 2002 07:184643
The truth is not in YOU [139 words]Babatunde K. AbdullahDec 13, 2002 12:094586
Is Mike Jackson Right? [70 words]Ayesha A.Nov 13, 2002 12:423859
Response to commenter Tony Marku and everyone else [91 words]Zaib JamaniNov 6, 2002 13:273689
Moderate Muslims [184 words]Lynn ProvencioNov 4, 2002 00:303574
Mike Jackson is right [25 words]RehanNov 3, 2002 14:163563
Well said, Mike Jackson [5 words]Ro GaberNov 2, 2002 16:253535
Sadly, Dr. Pipes is Right [171 words]Farid Y.Oct 31, 2002 21:253461
NOI is more about social struggle than religion [199 words]P.Oct 31, 2002 17:403458
Curtailing hateful rhetoric by Black Muslim Leaders? [91 words]Peter FOct 31, 2002 07:553448
Turks and Sanity [138 words]Lester DentOct 30, 2002 16:113436
Ramadan and violence [61 words]AliOct 30, 2002 01:303416
Re: Islamic Sharia Law versus Jewish Law [120 words]CharlieOct 30, 2002 00:383414
1Real Muslims vs Those who Think They Are Muslims [295 words]Tony MarkuOct 29, 2002 10:073368
A comment from Australia [33 words]Jeff BurnettOct 29, 2002 08:233367
Important article [81 words]MarkOct 28, 2002 22:463365
Confusion of many [170 words]Mike JacksonOct 28, 2002 19:463364
Islamic Sharia Law versus Jewish Law [151 words]Matt KennelOct 28, 2002 17:513361
Islamic Sniper [53 words]Ted in AlbertaOct 28, 2002 15:223359
Taught to hate America? [73 words]Charles PalazzoloOct 28, 2002 14:103358
Killing of innocent men, women & children [52 words]Hari IyerOct 28, 2002 10:323350
Another Turkish View [291 words]Bir TurkOct 28, 2002 09:353349
Falwell analogy [217 words]Bert WylenOct 28, 2002 06:503347
NYtimes vaccinated against the truth [33 words]CarlOct 28, 2002 03:153345
Wonderful article! [36 words]Robert G. MogullOct 28, 2002 02:173344
Thanks for shining the light [84 words]Stan MysliwiecOct 28, 2002 01:153342
Complacency [174 words]FredOct 27, 2002 17:333339
Islam is a 1400 years of terrors, is not Sept. 11, 01 [59 words]MikeOct 27, 2002 17:223338
Is Islam really a peaceful religion? [224 words]John ReindersOct 27, 2002 09:523332
just asking [12 words]godsonFeb 21, 2007 12:243332
Religion or Government [217 words]Ron AtkinsOct 27, 2002 07:523331
Zebra Murders - 1970s NOI association [162 words]BruceOct 27, 2002 01:383328
Malcolm X's break with the N.O.I. lead to his assassination [47 words]Ricardo Ben-SafedOct 27, 2002 00:133326
Malcolm X and his break from the Nation [60 words]Alexander WestAug 12, 2006 05:113326
Saudi Arabia's investment in N.O.I. [163 words]Ricardo Ben-SafedOct 27, 2002 00:003325
voilence or jihad? [104 words]travisFeb 17, 2009 17:353325
duty for nation [43 words]adamsFeb 16, 2010 01:283325
Robert Fisk Article [22 words]JonOct 26, 2002 19:433320
How does Islam view democracy? [35 words]Dennis MathiasOct 26, 2002 19:233319
Equality [77 words]AUSFeb 17, 2009 04:223319
Does Islam Breed Sedition in America? [127 words]RickOct 26, 2002 16:303317
All Lies [91 words]HankMar 4, 2006 06:093317
The recent sniper attacks should not become the norm [107 words]David ThomsonOct 26, 2002 16:033316
What about "white" converts? [184 words]Karsten BraschOct 26, 2002 14:333315
Nation of Islam and Black Panthers: know the reason "why" [110 words]"Fair, Balanced, and Unafraid"Oct 26, 2002 12:463314
New Black Panther Party (NBPP): Islamism, racism, violence, hatred [773 words]OliviaJul 8, 2010 01:243314
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Citizenship and Freedom [34 words]Ed SchubertOct 26, 2002 11:073312
The slaves of our generation. [193 words]MontyOct 26, 2002 08:593310
1NOI is a Dangerous Cult, not a Religion [245 words]T. H. LaneOct 26, 2002 03:333306
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John Allen Muhammad [29 words]Muhammad SiddiquiOct 25, 2002 23:283305
They spread by ignorance [52 words]Tom PensylOct 25, 2002 22:383304
Islam and the State [81 words]Richard RheinerOct 25, 2002 22:253303
Sniper Attacks and Islam [240 words]Arlinda DeAngelisOct 25, 2002 21:553302
Infiltration by Communists? [15 words]George HummOct 25, 2002 20:383301
There's more than one lesson in the sniper case. [508 words]John HadjiskyOct 25, 2002 19:203299
Comments from Another Muslim [306 words]Mustafa AkyolOct 25, 2002 18:213297
Different Time and Place [167 words]Gene RothOct 25, 2002 18:033296
Where are the condemnations? [32 words]Irwin J VedermanOct 25, 2002 17:423294
The duty of Moderate Muslims [154 words]LAROct 25, 2002 17:313293
Unpleasant Reality [237 words]Don LaveyOct 25, 2002 17:253292
Don't throw Malcolm out with the bathwater [447 words]Benjamin R. HosenOct 25, 2002 17:113291
True Islam from Someone Who Knows [283 words]rhOct 25, 2002 16:383289
Is the Nation of Islam Muslim? [124 words]Ronnie SchreiberOct 25, 2002 16:033288
WORLD Give Us HANDICAPPED Status/Quota [127 words]Saleem DurraniSep 10, 2006 20:133288
Is the Nation of Islam Muslim? [138 words]Rafi BaigNov 8, 2006 05:563288
Check again Rafi [117 words]sakouMar 29, 2007 20:303288
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1Another victim [203 words]dhimmi no moreFeb 15, 2013 18:233288
Nation of Is(n't)lam [76 words]GerardJan 10, 2015 01:083288
Great courage! [55 words]Gil SchwartzOct 25, 2002 16:023287
Interesting Observations [368 words]AxelOct 25, 2002 15:153285
2American Prison Converts to Islam [25 words]David l ThomsonOct 25, 2002 15:043284
Just "some" are moderate and patriotic? [102 words]Geraldine ShapiroOct 25, 2002 15:003283
And American Muslims are so silent [116 words]RNOct 25, 2002 14:503281
American Muslims [191 words]Merl Francis KimmelOct 25, 2002 13:413278
Pipes on target again [26 words]GloriaOct 25, 2002 13:383277
Teaching hatred of America [88 words]Bette SolomonOct 25, 2002 13:083275
Nation of Islam The Black Freedom Organization [45 words]Alexander WestAug 10, 2006 14:563275
Did you catch the 'security' guys around Cynthia McKinney? [56 words]TBAug 10, 2006 17:563275
Comments from a Muslim [227 words]Umar GundersonOct 25, 2002 12:463272
I Disagree [63 words]Dani SchwartzOct 25, 2002 12:373271
Blacks' conversion to Islam. [65 words]Adelaide L SwedeOct 25, 2002 12:373270
Islamic Ideals [24 words]Don BrownOct 25, 2002 12:343269
Home-grown Terrorists [96 words]Lee CaryOct 25, 2002 12:293268
Not Farrakhan [97 words]FXOct 25, 2002 12:283266
Feds, State and Local Governments Fund 'Hate America Classes.' [123 words]Bill BryanOct 25, 2002 12:283265
Good Stuff [5 words]Sherman FragerOct 25, 2002 12:093264
Exploitation of slavery by Muslims [44 words]Dan ZibmanOct 25, 2002 12:083263

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