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Defending Islam is the same as defending any other religion or nation. This includes 1. Repelling the attacks of Muslim or Non-Muslim countries on a Muslim country, and 2. Defending against false accusations, notions or historical inaccurancies presented in writings, in speeches etc.

Obviously, in the first case, the defense would constitute taking up arms. In the second case, it involves intellectual defense. So, for example, if a person writes a book that either slanders the Prophet Muhammad or distorts facts of history etc., a Muslim scholar or learned person should respond in the same manner (meaning non-combative). As for the fatwa (ruling) requiring death on Salman Rushie, the majority of Muslims (Sunnis) rejected it, because in the Islamic tradition there are procedures to handle things such as this, including bringing the person to court, bringing witnesses, hearing testimonies,weighing evidence and then passing judgments – which is similar to the Western legal system. So the fatwa against Salman Rushdie was considered by the majority of Muslims to be invalid, and the highest authority of Sunni Muslims, the Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt, actually condemned the fatwa.

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Name : Zia24240, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : South Asian, Religion : Muslim, Age : 25, City : Toronto, Ontario, State : NA, Country : Canada, Occupation : Business Development, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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