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Perspectives on life so far.
Friday, August 14, 2009
The Changeable and the Unchangeable in Islamic Sharia
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A simple but adequate definition of Sharia, commonly referred to as “Islamic law”, is the application to Muslim communities or societies of ...
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009
A Harsh Reality
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Recently my daughter and I took a Muslim friend of my daughter with us to see the movie The Stoning of Soraya M. The film affected my daught...
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Masjid Al-Aqsa
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The heart of the Palestinian-Israeli struggle is the city of Jerusalem, and the heart of Jerusalem, at least for the Muslim, is the Al-Aqsa ...
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The Bookseller of Istanbul
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The young bookseller in the Sultanahmat neighborhood of Istanbul reminded me that Muhammad's only miracle was the Quran. "Other pro...
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Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Leaving Muhammad Behind
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A commenter at this blog recently asked me if I had personally met any Muslims who abandoned their faith in Muhammad and Islam. By chance or...
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Turkey
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I was initially unimpressed when my daughter suggested that I accompany her and her sister on a vacation to Turkey this summer. Even their o...
Monday, June 1, 2009
The Bahai and the Mormon
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I've been thinking and writing lately about two related matters. First is that Muslims in the West present a sugar-coated version of Isl...
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