The Koran says nothing about the proper form of government.… - Irshad Manji

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The Koran says nothing about the proper form of government. If the Koran is a document approved by God, either in whole or in part, that silence is deliberate, and if that silence is deliberate that must mean that we have room to manoeuvre, to innovate and to experiment with the different forms of government. So in theory Islam is compatible with the separation of religion and state.

Irshad Manji

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Irshad Manji (born 1968) is a Canadian feminist Muslim, author, journalist, and activist.

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