The Baha'i Studies Listserv In any case, a higher proportion of Muslims disapprove of terrorism under any circumstances than do Americans. This according to Gallup Polls.
On Fri, Dec 24, 2010 at 10:10 AM, Gilberto Simpson <[email protected]> wrote: > The Baha'i Studies Listserv > Without attempting to justify the fatwa against Salman Rushdie, saying > that a specific individual is guilty of a crime and should be punished > (even executed) is different from terrorism. Or are you willing to say > that the US is "terrorist" for going after al-Awlaki? Or anytime it > applies the death penalty? > > Also, especially if you are talking about the context of the Iran/Iraq > war I would hope you could be more specific in order to distinguish > between warfare and terrorism. > > > > On Fri, Dec 24, 2010 at 10:45 AM, Firouz <[email protected]> wrote: >> The Baha'i Studies Listserv >> Yes, Khomeni and Khamenei. They have issued fatwa on the head of Salman >> Rushdie and some other guys. Some Iranian opposition were killed by their >> fatwas both in Iran and Europe. These are acts of terrorism. During >> Iran/Iraq war, Khomeni and Rafsanjani issued some fatwas against Iraq and >> Iraqis, I cannot remember the details. >> >> Firouz >> >> >> On 24/12/2010 10:28 PM, Gilberto Simpson wrote: >>> >>> The Baha'i Studies Listserv >>> Is there a specific ayatollah who has said it is permissible to attack >>> non-combatant civilians in jihad? >>> >>> On Fri, Dec 24, 2010 at 10:24 AM, Firouz<[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> The Baha'i Studies Listserv >>>> On 24/12/2010 2:47 PM, Susan Maneck wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Generally speaking it has not been the clerics who have been >>>>> encouraging acts of terrorism. Bin Laden, for instance is not an Imam >>>>> by profession, he was a building contractor. Indeed, a lot of the >>>>> jihadists despise the traditional 'ulama. >>>>> >>>> In Shia Islam it seems those are the clergies (ayattolahs) who have >>>> issued >>>> fatwas for Jehad and other terrorism acts. 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