Re: ‘Respecting the many differences' (The Weekend Sun, February 17).
Last week S Smith of Otumoetai wrote about Megan Walton 'spewing racist and foul-mouthed poison at the young Muslim woman Mehpara Khan”.
Foul-mouthed it was, but it was not racist. S Smith made the common mistake of believing Muslimism is a race. It is a religion.
P Harlen, Mount Maunganui.
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I agree it's not racist.
Posted on 26-02-2017 12:09 | By TheCameltoeKid
My God (Allah). For once in my life I almost actually agree with some of the drivel that comes out of Perry Harlen's mouth. Islam is a religon not a race of people. You see people making this mistake all the time. Just take a look at the reporting of this incident on TV1. Simon Dallow is a qualified lawyer and should know better. Islam attracts people of all sorts of races not just people of Arabian descent. And Perry, calling it Muslimism just reinforces my view of your lack of intelligence.
Dubious if it's a religion either
Posted on 27-02-2017 21:05 | By Fonzie
A more accurate description would be a political ideology Islamist nations are rarely secular if at allIslam and the state are entwined
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