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Originally Posted by afchic
I take your point, and my intent was not that reform neeed to be what we in the west deem acceptable. Just that the thought that Islam can NEVER reform, I don't agree with. Nothing can stay static and survive.
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AFCHIC,
I understand your point of view but disagree about your thesis...you are comparing apples/oranges.
I suggest you study Sunni Islam first, Koran, Haddiths etc and then Shia Fiqh, and the history thereof before comparing western development and change to eastern concepts via time and education.
As an example, most of the 911 perps were college educated and gifted men of the middle class or better.
The most radical organizing Muslims tend to be the most educated. The most uneducated Muslims tend to be the suicide bombers oconus...there is one common thread...Islam.