This time, Britain must stand behind Salman Rushdie

Today, violent religious totalitarianism has no place in western liberal society where freedom of speech and the exchange of ideas without intimidation is paramount.

Islam’s violent spread has been with us since the inception of the religion, when Muhammad used his army to destroy and coerce his ideological opponents.

The violent spread of Islam has historically rarely been checked, excerpt in Europe through the crusades as well as by the Spanish. Others, like the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire where not able to resist, and eventually fell through war.

The Crusades were organized by western European Christians after centuries of Muslim wars of expansion. Their primary objectives were to stop the expansion of Muslim states.

It’s sad and alarming, but when you Google this stuff mostly Islamic blog posts are the majority of the results that come up. So it’s fair to say it isn’t easy for the average person to learn about this history fairly. This attack on Rushdie makes these facts all the more poignant and chilling.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_Constantinople

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_career_of_Muhammad

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expulsion_of_the_Moriscos

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-Islamic_Arabia

https://nypost.com/2017/06/27/isis-tricks-starving-yazidi-sex-slave-to-eat-her-young-son/amp/

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