Recent content by arsjum

Yes, they do. For those who are not familiar with chess, it may seem strange but professional chess games last 5-6 hours and require, among other things, a great deal of physical endurance. And I'm not talking about the preparation. Besides, when women manage to play on the same level, they are...

What is it about AnonymouseUser liking all of agent00f's posts given the two being polar opposites on issues being discussed here?

No debate about it. Most slaves in the Americas were not Muslim but there was a significant presence. You are right that the slaves were initially captured and sold to Euro-American slave dealers by Africans themselves. It may not be emphasized as much as the European role in it, but I don't...

Oh, poor AnonymouseUser. What a great argument you have.

Shortly after the American Revolution, Americans found themselves embroiled in a conflict against Barbary Pirates supported by the states of Algiers and Morocco. Within a few decades, up to 700 American sailors were captured by the pirates and some of them were put into slave labor; some were...

It seems many have already forgotten about tactics used by the US military in Iraq. http://www.salon.com/2006/07/14/kidnap/

Actually, that website makes Fox News look somewhat fair and balanced. In addition to being anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim, it is also a Neo-Nazi anti-Semitic outlet leveling charges against "World Jewry" which is allegedly welcoming these refugees to destroy white people's civilization.

Can you see any Muslims among them or anyone with Arabic sounding names? If not, common sense in 'Murica will tell you it's not terrorism.

This. Turkey purchasing Daesh oil is typical dirty business and their zero sum game vis-à-vis Daesh and Kurds is also typical dirty politics. In my personal opinion both are reprehensible but there is nothing out of the ordinary here like some folks are trying to make.

If you feel anything I said about Erdogan, the military, the Kemalist legacy, or the policies of the Turkish Republic towards Kurds and Armenians is wrong, feel free to point that out and correct it.

And I am willing to bet for real that you are only willing to bet for that stupid, unsupported by any evidence, argument only in an online forum where you can talk nonsense without knowing anything about the subject you are talking about. Even among the secularist Turkish people, the longing for...

Right, and having them ruled with an iron fist by the military with its fascist roots is better. It is amazing that you show such a disdain for the wishes of the Turkish people (as if all they want is disrespect their minorities) and yet wonder why Turkey has been taking a different direction...

No, it is time for the Turkish people to elect the kind of government they deserve, not something an outsider wishes for them.

Your hypothetical "when a Muslim interprets it as a general command" doesn't exist. If it does, that Muslim is a total ignoramus who doesn't understand what the Qur'an is. Why haven't you answered me when I said: how did you come to the conclusion that all Qur'anic commands are for all...

Dear Moonbeam, I am sorry I am responding to you this late. I have no problem discussing anything with folks like yourself. It is a pleasure to have a discussion with people who use reason and open-mindedness towards others. It is understandable you see problems with Islam, for you are not a...