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Originally posted by beanandginger
So what's the point - Muslims, Christains and Jews are welcome to fight about whatever they want but not one of these religions can claim to be more valid than the next and each uses religion to gin up their base for purely human purposes.
Originally posted by beanandginger
No religion is superior to another because they're all bunk - fairy tales.
I think its time the moderate muslim voices if there are any, start acting before its too late.
This conflict ended in the 90's and had very little to do with islamic extremism. did mujahideen fight in bosnia? yes they did. Did they make up a majority of the muslim forces fighting in Bosnia? not even close, the real radicals in the bosnian conflict were christian serb forces who massacred thousands upon thousands of innocent muslims. (not that muslims didnt commit atrocities either) im simply stating the BS in your OP
Bosnia Serbian Orthodox Christians, Roman Catholic, Muslims -
- are you serious??? The civil war in the ivory coast had nothing to do with religion. If that were the case, then the ivory coast would be under some whacked out extrmist muslim goverment right now cause the muslim north won right? so are they? no..
Cote d'Ivoire Muslims, Indigenous, Christians
- this conflict has been dead for decades.. and again has nothing to do with religion but more to do with nationalism and the ancient feud between greece and turkey
Cyprus Christians & Muslims
- another conflict that has been null and void for years..
East Timor Christians & Muslims
- this isn't even an ongoing armed conflict.
Indonesia, province of Ambon Christians & Muslims
- once again, if you knew anything about the subject manner you would know that kashmir is a nationalist struggle. yes, muslim extremists have come out of the struggle but if kashmir got their independence today, it'd be a secular national govt.
Kashmir Hindus and Muslims
- kosovo is again, not a conflict that is currently going as stated in your OP. and again, serb forces were just as extreme as kosovar forces.
Kosovo Serbian Orthodox Christians, Muslims
- i'd love to know where this piece of information came from. The Kurds are the most competent people in Iraq. no doubt AQI/ISI include some kurds but not in any substantial amount. cite where u got this info, otherwise its BS..
Kurdistan Christians, Muslims Assaults on Christians (Protestant, Chaldean Catholic & Assyrian Orthodox). Bombing campaign underway.
- are you making wars up now? im gonna assume you mean the low level insurgency that occured 10 years ago!! and by the way the name of that muslim group, the albanian national liberation army... hardly muslim extremists...
Macedonia Macedonian Orthodox Christians & Muslims
- im guessing your talking about israel and the palestinians here? Once again i will note that while muslim extremists have attached themselves to this struggle, if palestine were to become a country today, its govt would be secular.
Middle East Jews, Muslims
- im assuming you mean the conflict between Boko Harram and the govt. This is a relatively recent conflict that has emerged from years of secular clashes between both armed christian and muslim gangs. what you left out here is the delta conflict in the south between christians and christians..
Nigeria Christians, Animists, & Muslims
- this is a centuries old conflict between two sects.. if your gonna cite this, you may as well cite the reformation conflicts or the 2nd english civil war (protestants and catholics)
Pakistan Suni & Shi'ite Muslims
- i'll say it again, the bangsamoro people have been fighting the philippino govt for decades.. they are fighting for a secular state. extremists have attached themselves (abu sayyaf) to the struggle but if the bangsamoro people gained their independence today, their govt would be secular.
Philippines Christians & Muslims
- this statement here proves you have no idea what your talking about. the original conflict was secular. an independent republic of chechnya fought and kicked yeltsin and putins ass and won their freedom. the conflict has sense degraded to low level insurgency because the russians invaded a 2nd time and defeated the chechens.. it has however spread throughout the muslim north caucasus. there was a recent leadership struggle in which the pro-jihadi and pro-nationalist factions of the emirate struggled for control. it wasnt an armed conflict but a misunderstanding of sorts. this proves that their still is a nationalist struggle for an independent chechnya. both sides have committed atrocities but let me ask you this, who would u choose to fight with the big guy or the small guy? also, i have a friend who fought in chechnya with the chechens.. he told me a story one time, now i'll tell you.. one day they were coming upon a village that had been burned out and attacked by the russians.. lying in the street was the half naked body of a girl no more than a teenager whose skirt was hiked up and her legs spread. On closer examination they saw a most brutal sight.. she had a wooden stake rammed up her vagina, a most brutal message to chechens not to procreate. in essence, ethnic cleansing.. so i ask you, who are the extremists?
Russia, Chechnya Russian Orthodox Christians, Muslims. The Russian army attacked the breakaway region. Muslims had allegedly blown up buildings in Moscow. Many atrocities have been alleged.
- ok now i know ur makin # up, there are only 8,000 muslims in Vojvodina, less than 1%
Serbia, province of Vojvodina Serbian Orthodox & Roman Catholics, Muslims
- the sri lankan civil war, for the hundredth time, was a nationalist struggle.
Sri Lanka Buddhists & Hindus Tamils, Muslims
- again, this is a nationalist struggle that involves muslims. an oppressed minorty in Thailand. Nor has there been any proven links between them and any int'l terrorist organization
Thailand: Pattani province: Buddists and Muslims
- and again this is ethinc violence between armed groups of thugs, not armed with guns mind you but sticks rocks and knives at best. NOT an actual conflict in the world
Bangladesh: Muslim-Hindu (Bengalis) and Buddists (Chakmas)
- tajikistan for decades was oppressed by a communist dictatorship (even tho they werent actually real communists) and not allowed to practice their religion, following the end of the ciivl war there, islam was re-born. islam is booming there, naturally there are going to extremists there. so i can agree with you slightly as there is a low level insurgency taking place there. i say this even tho extremist forces have been scattered to the winds and their leaders are dead.
Tajikistan: intra-Islamic conflict