No, because the most common resolution was convert or die, for instance when the Arabs conquered North Africa. A very interesting pecularity about this is the Kabylie people to this day are quite non-religious in pious Algeria but have to keep quiet.r3v3ng3 said:
hey, i cant read into every muslims mind, but i for one felt more than annoyed at the fact that they had attempted to draw muhammad. and i didnt say that it was ONLY because of this point, and i too believe that the "muslims" were looking for something like this to justify their actions (and give them a chance to do this action in the first place)Not-That-Bright said:
this goes nicely with iran publishing the holocast cartoons and bush about to attack it.
then why did muslims bother with something called a jizyah where the conquered non muslims payed a tax which dismissed them from fighting in the army, under the condition that they didnt attempt treason, where the punishment was... severe.ihavenothing said:
Because it was the candy bar that attempted to lure tribes into the religion, their contempt after was muted because they knew they would suffer the severe consequences.veterandoggy said:
yeh i saw a documentary on palestinian refugees, they were saying how they used to live in palestine and went to a doctor who was jewish, and had a few jewish friends in palestine. It seemed they had and were able to live in peace. All they want is to go back to there old towns and live in their homeland.dawma88 said:
the candy bar? well, either way, the guy was commiting treason against his conquering state, please correct me if im wrong. im pretty sure he could have left the country without objection.ihavenothing said:
Yes it does, 15% or so of the Israeli population are Muslim (meaning they have full citizenship) and there are significant Druze and Christian populations in Haifa.codereder said:
its right to exist, not its right to ban muslims from living there peacefully.ihavenothing said:
Since when do people have territory based on their cultural connection to the land or whatever? Nations only have the right to exist if they can defend themselves - isreal has done this, it is legitimate.
Who had the land before the Muslims invaded it?dawma88 said:
Well i have to say, if somebody in our place let say make a cartoon etc or maybe a little joke bout religion such as christian etc, you don't see a thousand or more christains around the world going around throwing rocks at embassy or grabbing up a strap and said that they gonna start a crusade on all the herectics etc. I think the muslim should voice their concern through speech not violence. PPLZ said that it happans course they are disrespecting their culture, dignity blah. Well frankly i believe many pplz in this world already come through that but does that give them the special permission to go round burning flags, throwing rocks at windows etc? No.last_chance said:
well, i have to say that christians these days are so low in faith that they let the "SON OF GOD" be turned into a joke. if you thought the son of god was being satirised wouldnt YOU feel a little uneasy? i do agree with the vioce not violence theme thoughM.I.A-187 said:
because these particular ones hit two birds with one stone. that and also muslims arent as close to their religion nowadays.davin said:
Well that's a good thing... they're paying much more attention to the teachings of jesus about love and forgiveness rather than taking out silly grudges :/
