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Bigotry:
The Dark Danger
which nobody's freedoms are restricted and in which everyone is
treated equally in a state of plenty. Climates of conflict will also dis-
appear when injustice, lovelessness and enmities are eradicated.
It is not possible to speak of the prevalence of the Qur'anic
morality in a country if its women are not free, but mistreated, if its
cities are gloomy and dark, if science and technology are underde-
veloped, if people cannot freely express their thoughts and practice
their beliefs, if people are not allowed to dress and travel as they
wish, if people are pressured to practice Islam, if followers of differ-
ent sects are declared unbelievers, if atheists or the irreligious are
oppressed, if synagogues and churches are attacked, if members of
every religion, language or ethnic background are not treated as first
class citizens, if it cannot make a name for the talent and achieve-
ments of its artists, if its people lack good manners and if the overall
quality of life has deteriorated considerably.
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