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CJCRANE

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3. Strictly speaking, monarchs are not allowed in Sunni Islam.

Reply to McCamy Taylor (Original post)

Mon Nov 16, 2015, 03:56 PM

Nov 2015

That's the whole point of the Caliph: he is elected by the community.

Also, for what it's worth I'm against mass immigration of Syrian refugees. Let's stop destabilizing their country and let them go back to their homeland.

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Are You Playing into ISIS Hands? [View all] McCamy Taylor Nov 2015 OP

If you refer to the territory controlled by ISIS as the Caliphate.. annabanana Nov 2015 #1

The Syrian refugees have suffered more than anyone at ISIS' hands annabanana Nov 2015 #2

Strictly speaking, monarchs are not allowed in Sunni Islam. CJCRANE Nov 2015 #3

Or ... hold the Saudis responsible. earthside Nov 2015 #4

So now we have to accept unlimited immigrants to beat Isis? LittleBlue Nov 2015 #5

You posted this in two different forums leftynyc Nov 2015 #6