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The dead hand of Islam by Colin Maine is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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There has been a resurgence of Islam recently. This has plunged the countries wherethis has happened into the dark ages. They have been set back a thousand years.In the Sydney Morning Herald [SMH, 13-February-1979], it was reported that Pakistanis going to bring back stoning. Moslems caught drinking alcohol will be given 80lashes, and thieves will have either their foot or hand cut off.In Iran men are sent to the firing squads on charges of "warring against God and hisemissaries". Courts have frozen pending divorces by women. [SMH, 21-April-1979]"Three girls' secondary schools were closed after being raided by Khomeini'ssupporters, and unveiled women were being attacked in the streets. Women whowere protesting about Khomeini's speech telling women in the government to wearclothes covering hair, neck, arms and feet, were threatened with shouts of 'get dressedor get beaten.'" [NR, 22-March-1979]Also in Iran, Moslem demonstrators shouting "purification by fire", set alight to the redlight district in Tehran. Prostitutes were attacked, brothels, bars, and nightclubslooted. [SMH, 31-January-1979]An Abadan cinema was set alight [SMH, 22-August-1979] and 377 people were buriedalive. Those

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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Colin Maine
Publisher
The Rationalist Association of New South Wales
Published
1979
Language
EN
ISBN
9780950088594
Category
nonfiction

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