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Fri Aug 8, 2014, 08:05 PM

Aug 2014

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/faheem-younus/mirza-masroor-ahmad-musli

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Question: Is There An Islamic Equivalent To Gandhi, MLK, or Desmond Tutu ??? [View all] WillyT Aug 2014 OP

In what regard? MineralMan Aug 2014 #1

Yeah... I Was Talking Living, And Modern Day... WillyT Aug 2014 #2

Uh-huh. Whatever you say. MineralMan Aug 2014 #3

Dude... The Reason Those Dead Guys Are Celebrated/Revered... Is Because They Stood For Peace... WillyT Aug 2014 #14

Ataturk was a soldier. BlueCheese Aug 2014 #15

I... Never Mentioned Ataturk... WillyT Aug 2014 #16

You aren't coming to the right place to ask questions about Islam BainsBane Aug 2014 #17

Yet... That's Why I Asked The Question... WillyT Aug 2014 #18

You should go somewhere with some expertise on the subject BainsBane Aug 2014 #22

Your autocorrect turned "portrays" into "betrays." nt tblue37 Aug 2014 #27

Being the head of the Turkish army hardly puts in league with Ghandi or King. snagglepuss Aug 2014 #8

Go read something about Ataturk. He was much MineralMan Aug 2014 #10

Eh...Ataturk? Chathamization Aug 2014 #11

The bottom line is that Mohammed embraced warfare. Given that he and his life snagglepuss Aug 2014 #4

Gandhi was killed by a right wing Hindu for being too pro muslim JI7 Aug 2014 #6

Mohammed embraced warfare ?? Rhinodawg Aug 2014 #9

If that is what you take as an informed response about Mohammed BainsBane Aug 2014 #23

It's by far Alittleliberal Aug 2014 #47

Hardly peaceful especially when you have it's revered prophet mowing snagglepuss Aug 2014 #48

Gandhi, King, and Desmond Tutu are not leaders for their religion JI7 Aug 2014 #5

+1 Johonny Aug 2014 #30

^^^this^^^ malokvale77 Aug 2014 #38

An article for you. Skidmore Aug 2014 #7

good candidates here Enrique Aug 2014 #12

The beatings will continue ... GeorgeGist Aug 2014 #13

Without a doubt GP6971 Aug 2014 #19

Malalai Joya Bjorn Against Aug 2014 #20

+ 1,000,000,000... What You Said !!! WillyT Aug 2014 #21

Joya wants the U.S. to leave Afghanistan Enrique Aug 2014 #24

So Do I... WillyT Aug 2014 #28

your posting that cover suggests Joya wants us to stay Enrique Aug 2014 #29

First Image I Came Upon... I Don't Normally Self-Censor... WillyT Aug 2014 #33

good points samsingh Aug 2014 #45

+1 LeftishBrit Aug 2014 #58

Why is this post getting so much hostility? It sounds like an honest question. arcane1 Aug 2014 #25

Maybe Malala ??? WillyT Aug 2014 #26

She's claims to be a Trotskyist........ socialist_n_TN Aug 2014 #56

Some would say he is in jail in Israel oberliner Aug 2014 #31

Remember Mona Eltahawy? Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #32

Thank You For That !!! WillyT Aug 2014 #35

She's on Twitter, too if you're interested. octoberlib Aug 2014 #40

Another example of a populist uprising being hijacked by the Right. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #41

There was Abdul Ghaffar Khan - a contemporary and colleague of Gandhi. . . DinahMoeHum Aug 2014 #34

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You... WillyT Aug 2014 #36

Warith Deen Mohammed? Mohammed Khatami? Chathamization Aug 2014 #37

Malala Yousafzai is more similar to gandhi, king, desmond tutu JI7 Aug 2014 #39

See Post #26... WillyT Aug 2014 #42

Every one of those figures was the more attractive alternative to resistance movements. LeftyMom Aug 2014 #43

People like to forget that as it doesn't fit the approved feel good narrative. TheKentuckian Aug 2014 #49

It's colonial preference Scootaloo Aug 2014 #55

Anwar Sadat? Brigid Aug 2014 #44

maybe samsingh Aug 2014 #46

The Sufi H2O Man Aug 2014 #50

yup: the Taliban & ISIS hate the Sufis TheSarcastinator Aug 2014 #51

Maybe they just want to get BakedatMileHigh...nt SidDithers Aug 2014 #54

Notwithstanding the snark cilla4progress Aug 2014 #52

You'd think the growing extremism among some factions, the privation, death and destruction pinto Aug 2014 #53

Malala perhaps. LeftishBrit Aug 2014 #57

There are many different kinds of Muslims Marrah_G Aug 2014 #59

Very good point LeftishBrit Aug 2014 #62

Dr. Khaled Abou el Fadl Mosby Aug 2014 #60

There's something kind of patronising about this, honestly Spider Jerusalem Aug 2014 #61