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Philadelphia antisemitism ads

dimanche 12 avril 2015 à 14:00

The Philadelphia-area mass transit system was ordered to publish ads equating Islam with antisemitism.

The Grand Mufti did support Hitler, but it is a mistake to claim the Qur'an endorses antisemitism. It says that Jews and Christians are to be tolerated as second-class citizens — while other non-Muslims didn't even have that level of rights. While this is far from respect for religious freedom, it is not antisemitism (hatred specifically of Jews) either.

Compared with the Christianity of the 7th century, Islam in the 7th century wasn't bad. (On the other hand, China in the 7th century was far more tolerant.) The unfortunate thing is that Islam's respect for human rights has not advanced since the 7th century.