Encyclopaedia of Islam<\/em> was launched in 1913.<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the future, will such scholars need to buy their copies of the Qur\u2019an on the black market? \u00a0Could they be criminally prosecuted for possessing the book? \u00a0Will students of comparative religion be obliged to travel abroad in order to read it?<\/p>\n
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I routinely teach classes on the Qur\u2019an. \u00a0If I were in the Netherlands, would I go to jail for such an act? \u00a0Or, if I promise to teach the course without actually using the Qur\u2019an, would that be permitted?<\/p>\n
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And, while I\u2019m at it, a mosque need only be a flat area for prayer, preferably with a marker of the qibla<\/em> or direction to Mecca. \u00a0Will undercover agents monitor Dutch houses and apartments to ensure that no prayers are being said in them? \u00a0Will SWAT units need to break down doors in order to prevent Muslim devotions from occurring?<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
If Mr. Wilders is elected and is able to put his program into effect, the Netherlands will be a place that lovers of liberty should avoid. \u00a0How ironic, that the land of open legalized prostitution, government-sanctioned euthanasia, and free trafficking in drugs now seems inclined to ban prayers and to proscribe a religious text.<\/p>\n
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