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From: pell@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Anthony Pelletier)
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Subject: Re: Dimorphism, Romanism, and Monogamy.  Was: Sexual selection
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Date: 25 Mar 88 18:01:36 GMT
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In article <341@otc.oz> ganesh@otc.oz (Ganesh Nathan) writes:
>> article <4368@blia.BLI.COM>, by heather@blia.BLI.COM (Heather Mackinnon):
>> > (In India, Hinduism permits polygamy, but Mohammedism forbids it.)
>
>never practised among hindus, whereas polygamy is practiced among
>Mohammedism.

The word is "Islam."  The religion is not named after the Prophet.
One does not call a jew a "Mosesist."

-tony