Timeline for Why is Islam often perceived as sexist, aggressive and leaning towards genuine threats and violence?
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| Mar 27, 2017 at 15:06 | comment | added | G. Bach | "I hate playing the victim card, but one has to point out that in mainstream reporting today when the perpetrator is Muslim, it is always their religion that is seen to motivate them." Polls show that Muslims are motivated by their religious beliefs to a number of unethical mental/behavioral patterns, and statistics indicate a significant correlation for this as well. "Strictly theologically and jurisprudentially speaking there is no basis for violence against someone who insults Islam in a non-Muslim state." I think jihad would fall squarely in this category. | |
| Mar 27, 2017 at 15:04 | comment | added | G. Bach | "And this isn't restricted to Muslim societies - try mocking a Hindu deity in India and see how far you get. Or try mocking Jesus (pbuh) inside Vatican City. Or try mocking Buddha in Sri Lanka, Myanmar, or Thailand. I don't think they'll be eager to uphold your free speech rights just then." For one thing, those aren't capital offenses in any of those countries, as opposed to the blasphemy laws in a number of Muslims-majority countries. For another, the appropriate reaction isn't to tolerate this everywhere, but to reject it everywhere. | |
| Jul 11, 2013 at 17:45 | comment | added | Daniel | +1 really nice answer, but I'm not sure "Given that this position arises out of theology and not politics, it is likely to be similar to positions of other Muslim communities" is true. Considering the violence for which Islam has a reputation occurs almost exclusively outside of the United States, I think that it's not necessarily true to say that the position is consistent outside of the U.S. | |
| Aug 8, 2012 at 7:14 | history | edited | Ansari | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 8, 2012 at 7:07 | comment | added | Ansari | @MarcGravell I edited the answer a little and added a couple of references you may want to look up. | |
| Aug 8, 2012 at 7:07 | history | edited | Ansari | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 5, 2012 at 10:28 | comment | added | Marc Gravell | I don't agree that any extra formatting is needed; a wise and thoughtful answer - thank you. | |
| Aug 5, 2012 at 8:07 | comment | added | Ansari | @Mr.TAMER Sorry - it's not very conducive to that kind of formatting. It's more of a thought dump than anything else. Maybe I'll delete it. Don't know yet. This whole question and all it's answers will be borderline :) | |
| Aug 5, 2012 at 8:01 | comment | added | Tamer Shlash | Haven't read it yet, this answer needs formatting (lists, bold, italic, etc..) so that it becomes more readable and attractive. | |
| Aug 5, 2012 at 7:15 | history | answered | Ansari | CC BY-SA 3.0 |