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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Interesting piece, by a Muslim, on the disconnect that results when non-Muslims ask Muslims about Quranic verses. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ali-a-rizvi/an-open-letter-to-moderat_b_5930764.html[/quote]

I thought this article mapped the DCUM discussion pretty closely.
Muslima: Islam treats captives well and it treats women equally.
Various posters: but the Quran says XYZ and the Quran is the word of God so it can't be ignored.
Muslima: I meant, the Quran treats women with equal justice with an emphasis on society's needs trumping individual needs.
... Long digression on the relative roles of the Quran and sharia (interestingly, another pp here just wrote that sharia is fundamental to being a Muslim, while a different Muslim poster here says she doesn't give it great authority)
... Another long digression on whether Muslima and the other poster speak for Islam, or whether they are engaged in a conversion effort that involves some white-washing, or whether their Islam is as valid, or more valid because it's personal and people are entitled to that, than al-Azhar's Islam.

Cue insults from both sides.[/quote]

Should we talk about why you got spanked by the moderator? [/quote]

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