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From: berger@aecom.UUCP (Micha Berger)
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Subject: Re: Re: Arab tolerance
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Date: Wed, 25-Dec-85 17:12:57 EST
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> > >Yakim Martillo writes:
> > >
> > >Even at best the
> > >non-Muslims were assigned second class status and continuous
> > >humiliation by Islamic law.  Now at times there have been Muslim
> > >rulers who treated non-Muslims much better than Islamic law permits.
> > >For such behavior the individual and not Islam deserves the credit.
> 
> It is simply outrageous to see Mr. Martillo allow himself to speak
> so ignorantly about Islam. Have you at least read the Qur'an ,
> Mr. Martillo, to be able to express an opinion about Islam ?
> The contrary is absolutely obvious, because I challenge you to
> produce one single verse from the Qur'an ,or one single quotation
> of the prophet Muhammad (the second source of Islamic juridiction )
> that shows that Islam gives second class
> status to non muslims.

Well, I do believe the Pact of Omar has a few things to say about
dress codes, slave restrictions, and habitation restrictions for
non-Muslims.