The Baha'i Studies Listserv > I think only Indonesia is such a Muslim state. All other Muslim states > impose Islamic law on all people there, regardless of their actual religious > beliefs. India is another state that has religious law that varies depending > upon the religion of the person. But for the most, theocratic states and > religious states always impose one religions's laws on all people in their > territory and citizenship regardless of their religious beliefs.
Dear Stephen, I'm talking about the way in which Islamic states have operated historically, not how they might operate today. Check, for instance, the way the Ottoman Empire was organized. > > Your alcohol example is actually not the case. Muslim states are completely > Prohibitionist. Wrong. Even wiki knows better than that. See for instance: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_in_Iran Now countries like Saudi Arabia prohibit alcohol to everyone but they are not exactly known for their religious tolerance. But countries like Turkey even produce beer. Alcohol is legal in Iraq as well. In Malaysia Chinese people, Christians, Buddhists, and Hindus are all allowed to drink alcohol. It is illegal only for Muslims. In Indonesia there are night clubs, restaurants, and pubs that serve alcohol. You can even bring a bottle of alcohol with into the country legally. . But in certain rural areas it can get you caned. While you can drink alcohol there on the black market, it is > still technically illegal. To clarify, Muslim states are completely > Prohibitionist regardless of a person's religion. Sorry, Stephen but I have a PhD in Middle East and South East Asia which focuses on religious minorities in the Islamic context, whereas you get all your information from the internet. Which of us do you think knows what they are talking about? Susan __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:arch...@mail-archive.com Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:leave-697901-27401.54f46e81b66496c9909bcdc2f7987...@list.jccc.edu Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to ly...@list.jccc.edu Or subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu
