Short Quiz - Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy and the West

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Short Quiz - Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy and the West

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1. Why are Pakistan and its Feb. 18th Parliamentary Election so important to the United States???

2. Will the 2008 general election for U.S. President be dominated by news headlines/stories from the Military Tribunal for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and related issues such as whether "water boarding" KSM saved American lives and whether the post-9/11 wire-tapping of terrorists such as KSM without FISA approval should be renewed and whether, if released, KSM would attempt to carry out Osama bin Laden’s fatwa to nuke 10 million Americans???

3. What was the “center of civilization” in the world for nearly a millennium until the 13th century???

4. What is Benazir Bhutto’s educational background???

5. How many military coups have there been in Pakistan in the last 30 years??? What is always the pretext given by the Pakistani military for each of their coups???

6. Is there a Pakistani who adopted the same title as the Leader of the Afghan Taliban???

7. How many members of Benazir Bhutto’s family of origin were assassinated???

8. What happened upon Benazir Bhutto’s return to Pakistan on 18 October 2007 to run for Prime Minister after her long exile in Dubai???

9. Did Benazir Bhutto intend to become a martyr on 27 December 2007???

10. Which U.S. Senators traveled to Pakistan for the Feb. 18th Parliamentary Election to underscore a concern that the election be free and fair???

11. What were the results of the election???

12. If the Pakistani military were to stage another coup in the future, how would it be likely to differ from past coups, taking into account the educational background of the top echelon of the officer corps, past and present, and the educational background of military officers below the top echelon???

13. Benazir Bhutto’s new book “Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy and the West” provides an impressive array of arguments why The Koran requires democracy (and, incidentally, why it requires the equal treatment of women) – but does Islam have a central hierarchy (such as the Roman Catholic Church or the LDS Church) that can insure that all Muslims interpret The Koran correctly???

14. Is Benazir Bhutto’s thesis correct that Islam and the West can be reconciled???

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