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Extract:Islam is a totalitarian ideology that aims to control the religious, social and political life of mankind in all its aspects; the life of its followers without qualification; and the life of those who follow the so-called tolerated religions to a degree that prevents their activities from getting in the way of Islam in any way. And I mean Islam, I do not accept some spurious distinction between Islam and “Islamic fundamentalism” or “Islamic terrorism.” The terrorists who planted bombs in Madrid; those responsible for the deaths of more than two thousand people on September 11, 2001, in New York and Washington, DC; and the ayatollahs of Iran were and are all acting canonically; their actions reflect the teachings of Islam, whether found in the Qur’an, in the acts and sayings of the Prophet, or Islamic law based on them.

Islamic law, the Sharia, is the total collection of theoretical laws that apply in an ideal Muslim community, one that has surrendered to the will of God. It is based, according to Muslims, on divine authority that must be accepted without criticism, without doubts and questions. It is an all embracing system of duties of God, and it controls the entire life of the believer and the Islamic community. Islamic law intrudes into every nook and cranny of the life of an individual, who is not free to think for himself.

Given the totalitarian nature of Islamic law, Islam does not value the individual, who has to be sacrificed for the sake of the Islamic community. Collectivity has a special sanctity under Islam. Under these conditions, minorities are not tolerated. Expressing one’s opinion or changing one’s religion – the act of apostasy – is punishable by death.