Mark Steel: Wife-beating? That’s fine – unless you’re a Muslim

Taken from www.independent.co.uk Wednesday, 9 July 2008 The Sun newspaper has come over a bit modest. Following a Channel 4 documentary about media reporting of Muslims, the paper accepts some of its stories were “distorted”. But they’re not doing themselves justice. They weren’t distorted – they were entirely made up. For example, a story about [...]

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FAQ (Frequently Argued Qualm) against Islam #3

3. The penal code in Islam is inhumane and unjust. A valid concern, it’s important to consider this argument from both perspectives: Muslim and non-Muslim.

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FAQ (Frequently Argued Qualm) against Islam #2

2. Non-Muslims are not treated equally in Islam as they are not allowed to take up positions of ruling and therefore subjected to mistreatment. This is often a passionately contested argument by non-Muslims nowadays, as they see this as a form of discrimination. I don’t think we’ve had an honest debate about this and the [...]

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