Islamic inquisition

Islamic inquisition

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In 780 AD al-Mahdi's religious inquisition in 780 AD during the 1st century of the Abbasid Caliphate. [http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-16502939.html]

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The Islamic Inquisition, Jamie Glazov of FrontPageMagazine on April 25, 2006 Interview's Ali Sadeghi who details the torture system in the Islamic republic of Iran, especially for non believers in Islam otherwise referred to as Kafirs, infidels. [http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Printable.asp?ID=22182]

Fanatic Jihadists radical Islamists have been catogorized preaching as their own style of Islamic Inquisition [http://www.worldsecuritynetwork.com/showArticle3.cfm?article_id=13582&topicID=29]

The Washington post reports on Militants who in a statement, posted in the name of the Holy Jihad Vow to Target Non-Muslims or infidels to abduct & kill any non-Muslims who visit the Palestinian territories, unless their demands are met. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/02/AR2006090200277.html]

Two jounlaists, Steve Centanni, and Olaf Wiig were kidnapped by Palestinian Islamic militants & forced to convert to Islam at gunpoint [http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/08/27/news/mideast.php] Related: Convert or die.

Archbishop claims that the BBC is frightened of criticising Islam. [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/11/14/nmuslim14.xml]


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