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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Muslima]  The premise of your argument is alas wrong. I said [b]Islam[/b] granted women the right to vote 1400 years ago. Now, you know there is a difference between [b]Islam [/b]and a "[b]Muslim[/b]" Country, right? And I have responded to your post about thoe "26 muslim countries" some pages ago, maybe it wasn't to your satisfaction?  :lol: [/quote]

You proved something about pledging 1400 years ago. There is a difference between pledging and voting (just like there's a difference between equality and inequality).

[b]pledge[/b]
plej/
noun
noun: pledge; plural noun: pledges

1.
    a solemn promise or undertaking.
    "the conference ended with a joint pledge to limit pollution"
    synonyms:	promise, undertaking, vow, word, word of honor, commitment, assurance, oath, guarantee
    "his election pledge"
        a promise of a donation to charity.
        "the company's pledge of 10% of profits to environmental concerns"
        a solemn undertaking to abstain from alcohol.
        noun: the pledge
        "she persuaded Arthur to take the pledge"
    2.
    Law
    a thing that is given as security for the fulfillment of a contract or the payment of a debt and is liable to forfeiture in the event of failure.
    synonyms:	surety, bond, security, collateral, guarantee, deposit
    "he gave it as a pledge to a creditor"
        a thing given as a token of love, favor, or loyalty.
        synonyms:	token, symbol, sign, earnest, mark, testimony, proof, evidence
        "a pledge of my sincerity"

Voting is quite different from pledging.

[b]vote[/b]
v?t/
noun
noun: vote; plural noun: votes

1.
    a formal indication of a choice between two or more candidates or courses of action, expressed typically through a ballot or a show of hands or by voice.
    synonyms:	ballot, poll, election, referendum, plebiscite;
    show of hands
    "a rigged vote"
        an act of expressing a formal indication of choice.
        "they are ready to put it to a vote"
        the choice expressed collectively by a body of electors or by a specified group.
        noun: the vote
        "the Republican vote in Florida"
        the right to indicate a choice in an election.
        noun: the vote
        synonyms:	suffrage, voting rights, franchise, enfranchisement; More
        voice, say
        "women finally got the vote"

verb
verb: vote; 3rd person present: votes; past tense: voted; past participle: voted; gerund or present participle: voting

1.
    give or register a vote.
    "they voted against the resolution"
    synonyms:	go to the polls, cast one's vote, cast one's ballot
    "only half of them voted"

So, pledging is a contractual act between two or more people. Pledging is different from voting, which offers a choice among candidates. [/quote]

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