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MMAesawylast Sunday at 1:21 AM2 repliesview on HN

The heatmap may as well represent a map of recently decolonized areas with unresolved political issues, and just so happens that many of these places have significant Muslim populations.


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lazidelast Sunday at 2:33 AM

If you read the Koran and Hadiths, there are numerous statements about the true Muslims duty being to spread Islam - at the point of the sword being a well supported one, scripture wise.

Abu Bakr [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Bakr] and even Mohammed himself [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_expeditions_of_Muhamma...].

It has never been a particularly ‘turn the other cheek’ religion.

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shadyKeystrokeslast Sunday at 6:49 PM

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