God is universal, " spluttered the priest. The imam nodded strong approval. "There is only one God.""And with their one god Muslims are always causing troubles and provoking riots. The proof of how bad Islam is, is how uncivilized Muslims are, : pronounced the pandit." Says the slave-driver of the cast system, " huffed the imam. "Hindus enslave people and worship dressed-up dolls."" They are golden calf lovers. They kneel before the cows, " the priest chimed in." While Christians kneel before a white man! They are flunkies of a foreign god. They are nightmare of all nonwhite people. . Yann Martel
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This quote has an interesting history. An anonymous Muslim was asked to explain why Muslims are violent. Here is his response: “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” First published in the August 1939 issue of The Atlantic Monthly, this quote is generally attributed to Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan. It was then reprinted in "Islam and the West", by Jalal ad-Din al-Suyuti (d. 1505), a Sunni Islamic scholar.

Source: Life Of Pi

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