To: broadsword
It is possible one or more Mongols who ruled most of Afghanistan (or at least the better parts of the Silk Road) may have actually been Jewish.
It is a common practice in parts of Afghanistan which were ruled directly by Mongol overlords to place a mezuzah on the door post.
That and the presence of folks with blond hair are among some of the great mysteries of that distant land.
To: muawiyah
It is possible one or more Mongols who ruled most of Afghanistan (or at least the better parts of the Silk Road) may have actually been Jewish.
Possible? OK. Yeah, sure, I suppose. And one or two could possibly have been space aliens or wherewolves, too. It's probably best to just stick to history books and ongoing archaeological research.
148 posted on
12/17/2004 6:05:07 PM PST by
broadsword
(When Islam creeps into a human society, oppression, misogyny and terror come hard on its heels.)
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