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  2. Criticism of Islam - Wikipedia

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    He viewed Islamic doctrines as a mix of ideas taken from the Bible and claimed that Muhammad was influenced by an Arian monk. [21] Other notable early critics included Arabs like Abu Isa al-Warraq and Ibn al-Rawandi. [22]: 224 al-Ma'arri, an eleventh-century antinatalist and critic of all religions. His poetry was known for its "pervasive ...

  3. Criticism of Islamism - Wikipedia

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    Tenets of the Islamist movement that have come under criticism include: restrictions on freedom of expression to prevent apostasy from and insults to Islam; [9] that Islam is not only a religion but a governing system; [10] that historical Sharia, or Islamic law, is one, universal system of law, accessible to humanity, and necessary to ...

  4. List of critics of Islam - Wikipedia

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    Robert Spencer (born 1962, a Melkite), American author and blogger best known for his criticism of Islam and research into Islamic terrorism and jihad. Brigitte Gabriel (born 1964, a Maronite Catholic ), survivor of the sectarian Civil War in Lebanon (1975–1990), lived in Israel some time before moving to the United States, where she is an ...

  5. Islam and democracy - Wikipedia

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    There are several ideas on the relationship between Islam in the Middle East and democracy. Waltz writes that transformations brought by democratization seemed, on the whole, to pass by the Islamic Middle East at a time when such transformations were a central theme in other parts of the world. However, she does note that, of late, the ...

  6. Criticism of democracy - Wikipedia

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    The practice of orthodox Islam in the form of Salafism can clash with a democratic system. The core precept of Islam, that of "tawheed" (the "oneness of God"), can be interpreted by fundamentalists to mean, among other things, that democracy as a political system is incompatible with the purported notion that laws not handed down by God should ...

  7. Category:Criticism of Islam - Wikipedia

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    This category is for articles related to Criticism of Islam as a method of disciplined, rational, skeptical, unbiased analysis, evaluation, or systematic study that focuses on reflective assessment and critique of a written or oral discourse in Islamic religion.

  8. US dampens criticism of El Salvador's president as migration ...

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    In 2021, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said that Washington had “ deep concerns about El Salvador's democracy" after lawmakers loyal to Bukele removed several Supreme Court justices that ...

  9. Islam and modernity - Wikipedia

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    The number of militant Islamic movements calling for "an Islamic state and the end of Western influence" is relatively small. [33] According to polls taken in 2008 and 2010 by Pew and Gallop, pluralities of the population in Muslim-majority countries are undecided as to what extent religion (and certain interpretations of) should influence ...