Letter on non-Muslim places of worship
21 Nov 2009, 06:33
Minivan News
Dear Editor,
There are Jewish synagogues in Iraq and Iran, there are Christian churches in Egypt and Lebanon, there are Hindu temples in Pakistan and Bangladesh.
There are only two Muslim countries in the world that ban all synagogues, churches and temples – Saudi Arabia and Maldives. So the debate about banning non-Islamic places of worship is not about Islam against all the other religions, it’s about what sort of Islam we want in the Maldives.
Do we want the tolerant Islam practised in most Muslim countries or do we want the intolerant Wahhabi and Salafi Islam?
Regards,
Anonymous
There are Jewish synagogues in Iraq and Iran, there are Christian churches in Egypt and Lebanon, there are Hindu temples in Pakistan and Bangladesh.
There are only two Muslim countries in the world that ban all synagogues, churches and temples – Saudi Arabia and Maldives. So the debate about banning non-Islamic places of worship is not about Islam against all the other religions, it’s about what sort of Islam we want in the Maldives.
Do we want the tolerant Islam practised in most Muslim countries or do we want the intolerant Wahhabi and Salafi Islam?
Regards,
Anonymous
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