Are you an Islamophobe?

[RobertE]

I am interested in Arabic culture but Islam is an unreasonable ideology. You only have to read the Qu'ran and Ahadith in order to recognize that it isn't a religion of peace.

Pre-Islam, the Arabic people practiced Judaism and also paganism. Then, there was a split when Islam was created, and the core text of the Qu'ran is more or less based on the bible. That is why there are so many things like criminal laws, dietary laws are so similar in both Judaism and Islam. However, unlike Islam, the Jewish people no longer stone people to death or behead. One thing I like about the sectarian split in Islam is the dietary laws. In Sunni Islam, muslims are allowed to eat crustaceans, however, in Shia Islam, they are considered Haram.

From the Torah:

Of the things that are in the waters, you may eat anything that has fins and scales. Lev. 11:9; Deut. 14:9. Thus, shellfish such as lobsters, oysters, shrimp, clams and crabs are all forbidden. Fish like tuna, carp, salmon and herring are all permitted.