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Up To Four? And Independent Modern Women
By Paul S Armstrong “If ye fear that ye shall not be able to deal justly with the orphans, marry women of your choice, two, or three, or four; but if ye fear that ye shall not be able to deal justly (with them), then only one, or that which your right hands possess. That…Read more Up To Four? And Independent Modern Women
Images in Islam
By Paul Salahuddin Armstrong The ban on images is not a universal one and views on this vary a great deal due to context and interpretation. Islam shuns idolatry of any kind whether external or even more importantly, internal (e.g. pride, vanity). The ban on images derives from a line of reasoning that forbids anything…Read more Images in Islam
Dr. Shaker Al-Nabulsi: Secularism Will Triumph in the Arab World
December 11, 2008 | Special Dispatch No.2148 Liberal Author Dr. Shaker Al-Nabulsi: Secularism Will Triumph in the Arab World; Terrorism's Crimes Are 'The Death Struggle of Fundamentalism' On May 15, 2008, the liberal Arab website Aafaq.org published an interview with prominent Jordanian-American liberal author Dr. Shaker Al-Nabulsi. In the interview, Al-Nabulsi discussed the meaning of…Read more Dr. Shaker Al-Nabulsi: Secularism Will Triumph in the Arab World
There Already Was A Ground-Zero Mosque — On The 17th Floor Of The World Trade Center
By Henry Blodget It turns out there was a Muslim prayer room on the 17th floor of the south tower of the World Trade Center, where Americans and other traveling Muslims prayed every day. On September 11th, 2001, when a handful of terrorists flew planes into the towers, some of the folks who used the room…Read more There Already Was A Ground-Zero Mosque — On The 17th Floor Of The World Trade Center
Arab Catholic Priest Writes To “Burn-a-Koran Day” Pastor
Original Arabic message. http://www.thenewalphabet.com/details5692.html Translated from Arabic by Hussam Ayloush A message from Father Elias Zahlawi (a Syrian Catholic priest) to Pastor Terry Jones (who is calling for the burning of the Quran). Respected Pastor Terry Jones, I have read your worldwide call for the burning of the Quran on this coming 11th of September. Your…Read more Arab Catholic Priest Writes To “Burn-a-Koran Day” Pastor
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