The myth of an Islamic state
Friday, 05.16.2008, 12:55pm
The yearning for an Islamic state has been bloody and fruitless. This is a major theme of Tarek Fatah’s heavily researched yet easily read book. He goes back to the origins of Islam to show the wrong-headedness of the notion. Mohammed, who developed the political system of Medina, did not try to replicate that model when he moved to take control of Mecca.
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