Religions > Atheism > A historical cycle, from one tyranny to the full flowering of another, seems to be complete
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A historical cycle, from one tyranny to the full flowering of another, seems to be complete |
A historical cycle, from one tyranny to the full flowering of another,
seems to be complete
http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,1152051,00.html
David Hirst in Tehran
Friday February 20, 2004
The Guardian
Can Islam, in its fundamentalist, political form, ever be truly
democratic?
The answer to that question has long seemed crucial to the destiny of
a movement that has in recent times profoundly shaken the existing
order in the Muslim world and beyond.
David Hirst
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&selm=18510aff.0312230342.57612de6%40posting.google.com
Iran OR Iranian OR Iranians
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| User: "Meteorite Debris" |
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| Title: Re: A historical cycle, from one tyranny to the full flowering of another, seems to be complete |
20 Feb 2004 05:38:13 PM |
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On 20 Feb 2004 03:55:24 -0800 the ET form known as
maff<maff91@yahoo.com> sent a radio signal across the vast expanse of
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Can Islam, in its fundamentalist, political form, ever be truly
democratic?
It would seem from the xian experience that it can not. Fundys are
hostile to democracy, although they will make noises about democracy
when it is rhetorically convenient.
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| User: "maff" |
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| Title: Re: A historical cycle, from one tyranny to the full flowering of another, seems to be complete |
22 Feb 2004 05:11:52 AM |
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Meteorite Debris <epicurus1@*THE_ANTI-SPAM_SHIELD*optusnet.com.au> wrote in message news:<MPG.1aa13e6b2fb2ea6c989d43@news.optusnet.com.au>...
On 20 Feb 2004 03:55:24 -0800 the ET form known as
maff<maff91@yahoo.com> sent a radio signal across the vast expanse of
deep space -._.--._.--._.--._.--._.--._.
Can Islam, in its fundamentalist, political form, ever be truly
democratic?
It would seem from the xian experience that it can not. Fundys are
hostile to democracy, although they will make noises about democracy
when it is rhetorically convenient.
Robin Wright "Islam and Liberal Democracy: Two Visions Of
Reformation," Journal of Democracy 7.2 (1996) 64-75
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/rwright.htm
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