[nickcarraway]

The Islamic Enlightenment
Christopher de Bellaigue
Bodley Head, pp.398, £25

[Morgana]

When was that?

[onedoug]

All very nice. But islam was, is and always will be based on conquest.

No thanks.

[ClearCase_guy]

Most of Islam’s “achievements” were made by the Ancient Greeks, Ancient Romans, Ancient Chaldeans and Ancient Indians. Islam invaded lands, conquered lands and translated some of the books that they did not burn.

Very little real advancement came from Islam.

[Robert DeLong]

When the rewrite the Koran I will rethink their sincerity. That of course will never happen.

[Grampa Dave]

Lets not jump to conclusions because the killer Accused was heard to shout “Allahu Akbar”, and was wearing traditional North African dress at the time of the murders deaths.

Don’t be a hate filled Islamophobe. Just because they are Muslim killers and attackers, that doesn't mean they are Muslim terrorists!

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Only in fantasy land.

[kaehurowing]

This is kind of like the Amazon best-seller, “Reasons to Vote for Democrats.”

http://fortune.com/2017/03/10/amazon-bestseller-reasons-to-vote-for-democrats/

[DannyTN]

What is “Never”?

[DannyTN]

What is “Never”?

[PGalt]

taqiyya

[miniTAX]

Heard somewhere that the whole islamic world currently produces less book each year than Belgium.
Whatever it (supposedly) glorious past, I don’t see how it has a chance to catch up with any civilised world.

[House Atreides]

APOLOGIST!

[shibumi]

When Islam Was Synonymous With Knowledge and Erudition

[Nifster]

Balderdash. Islam only confiscated knowledge from other societies. Nothing if their own ever. Current Islam is jihadist first last and always

[IWontSubmit]

That is all....

[beethovenfan]

They made some pretty buildings and messed around with algebra once. After that, nothing. Meanwhile the Jews (those pigs and dogs) keep on making major contributions to science, art, music, medicine, etc.

[Ray76]

Islam retards nations and individuals.

People must come out of the cult, for there own sake and that of the world.

A good start is to sever ethnic and national identities from islam.

[lizma2]

bump for later digestion.

A good friend of mine is a devout Muslim. Wonderful, wonderful women. BUT the only mosque she will go to in the D.C. area is her “Jesus Mosque”. They believe the Christ spoke the word of God.

She came here after the over through of the Shah. (Carter made it hard.)

And most Mosques are the enemy. Time to wake up.

[vladimir998]

Architectural Myths #1: “Islamic Architecture”

https://misfitsarchitecture.com/2010/06/25/architectural-myths-1-islamic-architecture/

[Jan_Sobieski]

No greater retrograde force in history - Winston Churchill