Islam Under Scrutiny by Ex-Muslims  Bitter and Frustrating
Experience with Islam   Dear Editor,  I have increasingly had
doubts with the idea of a 'perfect' religion in the face of such
a vast spiritual tradition around the world which to me often
surpasses Islam, and this idea of the Quran being absolutely
'perfect'. My anger lies increasingly with the frustration I
often find in talking to Muslims and the frequent methods they
use to side step things, then at the same time turn it on me! I
have been the victim a lot of subtle pressure and bullying.
First of all, a common tactic often used is the way many Muslims
twist around questions, in order to fudge a particularly
uncomfortable question. I am sure many people can sympathize
with me on this point. What I mean is for example ― if a
question is asked about, say, wife beating ― then they suddenly
jump on about girls being buried etc in pre-Islamic Arabia and
what Islam did to help them or about the prophet loving women
etc. In this way they get sucked into