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Well, we agreed on that from the beginning. Again, something I had said before you entered into the conversation. So now that you can't use translation as an excuse, what is your response?

You see, the problem with Muslims who come up with these nice explanations is that you're out of touch with the clergy, and Imams.
The Pan-Arabist idea of gaining political power and conquest is what defines the Muslims of today and not the Koran. The Muslims follow the Hadith which was neither written by Mohamed nor by god and they do give the Hadith the status of the words of god.

As for the story of Hindi, please don't be so quick to write off the error. The story is new to me, but from a historical perspective, it seems unlikely she was Jewish, just based on who her father was, or who she was married to. Their alliance with Jews recieves special mention, which wouldn't be the case if she was Jewish herself. The habit of Islamic religious schools assiging the villain roll to Jews isn't something I'm comfortable with. As an outsider, and a Jew, the beauty of your larger message is completely lost on me once the story ends in conversion. The concept of a Kafir is an Islamic issue, and an attitude of co-existance is not an impressive gift. At least not for any Muslim who has read the Sura of Israa.... which given todays political climate, doesn't seem to be the case.