Can anyone explain how islam spread to Israel or Europe?

What a bloody dope. Coach don't speak here anymore, fool.

What gives it hope? Because hundreds of years ago it was at it's grand peak before the might of the Mongolian empire crushed it into the dark ages. Islam has never recovered from this, but when it does it will be back on track.

It's a true religion of peace, quite similar to that of Buddhism. Don't talk to me about Dictators and Allahs messenger. I didn't know Stallin and Hitler were of the Islamic faith??

Also regarding the 'Nam veteran, thanks for your post but the war you fought in was useless and counter productive to society. We do not want that war mentioned here, the US killed innocent people in the name of capitilism and US imperialism, just like the Israeli Zionist scumbags are doing today.

Dev

I agree with The Devil. (never thought I'd be saying that LOL)

Islam has to face another obstacle in it's growth and that obstacle is primarily this ridiculous "War on Terror" that has led to the unfair discrimination against Arabs and Muslims, targetting both their religion and their ethnicity and failing to actually distinguish between the two.

More importantly such discrimination and determination to rile up hatred against the Muslims is reminiscent of Nazi Germany.

And we all know how that one ended...

So the author's call to peace is even more imperative than we think and the fact that she focuses on religion here in an attempt to somehow alleviate the tensions and the constant blaming of religion, makes the article a rarity. Well done.

Yeah I agree with The Devil on all the points he has currently made. And the coach mate just get off these forums. You have said the stupiest things i have heard in my life. Get your facts straight before you post stupid comments like you have. Also stop putting - between words. Are you retarded or something?

Hi Devil,

Where is your residence (Hell)? So, Islam will dominate and Europe/Australia will get a new Caliphate. Are you that *-minded? Do you want us to believe in the Religion of Pieces

How about this for a Middle-East solution?
1. Acknowledge that Israel acts as a de facto state of the USA and formally make it one (which would include Palestine and all of the other occupied territories). That would even satisfy some Rabbis who fear any Zionist push against traditional Judaism. So the independent state of Israel would now have US currency, US law, US protection and even US citizens! So, any attack on the State of Israel would thus become a direct attack on the USA .
2. Get all those poor Palestinians out of there. It’s beyond human dignity to make them suffer like that. Where would they go? Anywhere has to be better than inside that hell-hole. Suggest first port of call for most should be Lebanon, then Syria, perhaps Saudi Arabia and many other Arab speaking countries. Don’t Arabs help and support one another? It’s not like they can’t afford to provide disadvantaged people with a new lease of life and some new hope.
3. Start up a United Arab Union of countries in the Middle East along similar lines to the European Economic Union. If it can be done using peaceful means in a former war-ravaged continent like Europe, then presumably it can also happen in the Middle East. Same currency, same laws, same economic drive and push for the betterment of all Arabs. Why not? Such a combined economy would dwarf the current state of Israel in terms of GDP and population size. Also keep Church and State separate. All people should determine their destiny – not some well-meaning but poorly equipped religious ideology.
4. Think about this – what is more important? Houses, cars, clothes and other material goods, or human capital/potential? The greatest asset that the Palestinians have available is their human potential. Fellow Arabs should welcome them with open arms.

Maybe these suggestions are too fanciful or unrealistic options for a lasting solution. But heck, nothing else seems to have worked to date, so why not start some fresh thinking around this problem?