Originally posted by Imperial_Samura
[B]For over a thousand years they have been fighting the Jews? Certainly from the founding of Islam their has been contention between the two cultures - but let us not make out Islam was unique in this. Pretty much every major power in that part of the ancient world had its turn in having a go at the Jews.
Not as long as the Arabs have. They've been fighting the Jews ever since they took over Palestine. I'd say their very unique in their hatred of Jews. No ones ever done it this long. They even built a mosque over a spot where there used to be a temple.
They destroyed the Library of Alexandria? Any person reasonably knowledgeable about this would point out it is highly contentious and merely one of any number of theories about who/when might be responsible. The library is believed to have burned on a number of occasions. Some histories tentatively claim its final burning occurred during this period - but culprits, well, very shaky You can't claim it for fact. In fact there is another theory that Christians were responsible due to a law about destroying Pagan institutes. And their is no real proof that Islamic expansion was underpinned by an academic scorched earth policy. In fact the opposite, since caliphates such as the Abbasids operated from a strong foundation of existing knowledge drawn the east. But yes - they definitely destroyed things in war - which regrettably happens, and once again, in the interests of history lets not pretend this was unique to Islamic nations.
Muslim occupation was after 400 A.D. The exact date of the burning is 636 A.D.
Certainly. The Arabs in the past were one of many slave trading nations who drew upon Africa throughout history. And what of European slave traders - most historical sources seem to suggest they may have had something to do with slaves getting to the US.
And how did the european slave traders get the slaves to begin with? by trading with the Arabs and black slaveholders in Africa. Even to this day Arab Muslims are committing genocide among black christians in Africa and enslaving them.
Turkey is legally classified as a secular nation and its constitution assures freedom of religion. Does that translate into true tolerance? Not really. And I think I am starting to question you - you have a rather backwards and singular view of history of that period. But hey, if your happy, that is what matters.
HAHAHAHA. 😆
oh please 🙄
Not too long ago, two turkish men were slapped with criminal charges for, get this.............converting to christianity!!!! They were charged under the Turkish Speech Law for insulting Islam and insulting "Turkishness." They even have an article restricting freedom of speech. Some secular law. 🙄
Does the Islamic faith really allow muslims to be moderate? The Koran forbids it. The only way to be secular and moderate is to not to read the book. It even says to spread their faith in the name of Allah by the sword.
Dude, who are you kidding?!?!?!?
Sure, Turkey is secular compared to the Wahabi, Taliban ruling muslim countries that is everywhere else. But compared to non-muslim democratic nations, they're intolerable nonetheless. You call a nation that persecutes and demands prison time for Christians secular?
Look how the way they reacted when the Pope made a comment to their religion in Turkey, they demanded for his death. Yeah, some tolerance. That's what you call a religion of peace? They can't even take criticism all too well without getting overdramatic and psychotic.
And let's not talk about the Muhammed cartoon. 😆
They declared war on themselves 😱And the Crusades was a series of different wars. But I can accept the Muslims started things like the Children's crusade. Or the one that led to the sacking of Christian Constantinople.... wait, what am I saying?
What? You're saying that the Europeans wanted Jerusalem all to themselves and kick the Jews out? Why those anti-semites.🙄 No, it's because Muslims were destroying and sacking the Holy city. Why else did they go to the middle east?