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It has some very good points. \u00a0There are some others, however, that I regard as mistaken and\/or unrealistic. And, of course, since its author is now (I believe) an apostate from Islam and an atheist, she\u2019s unlikely to have much impact on faithful Muslims. \u00a0And they\u2019re the ones who will need to make any needed reforms.<\/p>\n
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But I pass it on for interest and discussion.<\/p>\n
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