RE: Examples of the Radical Islamicist Memeplex

From: Lawrence DeBivort (debivort@umd5.umd.edu)
Date: Sun 15 Dec 2002 - 04:10:53 GMT

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    Greetings, Steve,

    I think the answer is fairly simple: what happened was Israel.

    > When did the Muslim world change from one which sheltered the Jews in the
    > Middle East, in North Africa and in Spain till the late middle
    > ages from the
    > christians, to one where they are the personification of anti Muslim and
    > evil? Assuming the Qu'ran has not changed too much why are jews acceptable
    > 400 years ago and not now? These are questions that need looking at.
    >
    > Why did an advanced tolerant society skilled in science, medicine etc
    > whilst we in the west struggled under the yoke of an ignorant church, lose
    > such an advantage?
    >
    > Regards
    >
    > Steve

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