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Does Islam justify the pursuit of world domination?
Does it justify jihad as terrorism and military force?

The Rhetoric of Islamophobia

This is the classic work by Muriel Atkin debunking the conflation of terms such as fundamentalist and Wahhabi applied without discrimination against all Muslims who advocate reform in the former Soviet Union. It is long (13 pages) and well substantiated with footnotes referencing Russian language sources

Islamists and World Domination

Warning! Taken from a conservative website, but well-documented.
A long [9 pages] and exhaustive exegesis of Qur'anic passages which assert the necessity of world domination by Islam.

Jihad and the 9-11 commission

Warning! Taken from a conservative website. Here is and extensive argument and documentation of the concept of Jihad as physical war rather than merely spiritual struggle, citing all four schools of Islamic law, prominent Sufi authorities and other sources.

Textual Analysis of Virgins in Paradise

One of the most quixotic stories to hit the coverage or current events-- Included just because it is interest ing in a weird way.
Islamic texts carry a strong sensual promise for Muslim males in Paradise, but an Aramaic scholar claims that the promise offers white raisins, not virgins.


Political Ideas

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