-=> BOB KLAHN wrote to ALL <=-   
      
    EH> I couldn't care less what they do to the BoM. Their actions   
    EH> aren't the same as Islam requiring me to be subjugated and   
    EH> pay "jizya" (poll tax) to the Muslim overlords.   
      
    BK>  Since "Islam" does not require any such thing, you need a   
    BK>  reality check.   
      
   Islam does require the tax in Muslim countries.  Muslims pay zakat,   
   People of the Book and nonbelievers pay jizya.   
      
   My understanding is, however, that some countries no longer strictly   
   follow the rules of zakat and jizya (maybe having a newer tax   
   structure?), but there are still some which do.  The rules have changed   
   over time, and likely are different now than they once were; for   
   instance, once, moving away from Muslim territory was punishable by   
   enslavement were they caught.   
      
       
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