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==Wikipedia Article "Covenant of Umar I"== | ==Wikipedia Article "Covenant of Umar I"== | ||
The corresponding [[Wikipedia]] article "Covenant of Umar I" states "Some Palestinian Christians and Muslims see the document as having the force of law, even after more than thirteen centuries."<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Covenant_of_Umar_I&oldid=368686081 Covenant of Umar I] - Wikipedia, June 29, 2010</ref> While this may at first seem impressive, one must consider the fact that the Christians of [[Palestine]] (unless mentioned to dispel the so-called myth of “all Arabs being Muslim”) are a forgotten minority, who regularly face [[Persecution_of_Non-Muslims#Palestinian_Authority_area|persecution and even death]]. There is little surprise they would support a humiliating pact which officially labels them as second-class citizens, for it spares their lives and the lives of their loved ones. It | The corresponding [[Wikipedia]] article "Covenant of Umar I" states "Some Palestinian Christians and Muslims see the document as having the force of law, even after more than thirteen centuries."<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Covenant_of_Umar_I&oldid=368686081 Covenant of Umar I] - Wikipedia, June 29, 2010</ref> While this may at first seem impressive, one must consider the fact that the Christians of [[Palestine]] (unless mentioned to dispel the so-called myth of “all Arabs being Muslim”) are a forgotten minority, who regularly face [[Persecution_of_Non-Muslims#Palestinian_Authority_area|persecution and even death]]. There is little surprise they would support a humiliating pact which officially labels them as second-class citizens, for it spares their lives and the lives of their loved ones. It is a given that African-Americans were relieved when slavery was outlawed by the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States' Constitution in 1865. This hardly makes the [[Jim Crow Laws]] any more acceptable. | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{Hub4|Pact of Umar|the Pact of Umar}} | |||
* [[Library]] ''- WikiIslam's online library of books'' | * [[Library]] ''- WikiIslam's online library of books'' | ||
{{Translation-links-english|[[ | {{Translation-links-english|[[Пакта на Омар|Bulgarian]]}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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[[Category:Jihad and Terrorism]] | [[Category:Jihad and Terrorism]] | ||
[[Category:Literature]] | [[Category:Literature]] | ||
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