Friday, July 19, 2002

Mahathir: Muslim World Hopelessly Backward

So says the leader of one of the world's largest majority-Muslim states, a man whose second name is "Mohammed". He says also that it should focus on development instead of dress codes and criticizes "Muslims who devote themselves entirely to religious studies." There are some domestic political reasons for this, but it's odd to see him saying things other world leaders are afraid to.

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