Category Archives: Islam

Top Ways 9/11 Broke Islamic Law

Posted on September 11, 2010 by Juan

On the ninth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, it is clear that al-Qaeda was a tiny fringe terrorist movement, not a globe-straddling threat to Western societies. The organization has been decisively disrupted and now lacks command and control. Its … Continue reading →

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Posted in Islam, Islamophobia, al-Qaeda | 47 Comments

Top Stories More Important than Quran-Burning Nut Job

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Juan

The horrible era of anti-Muslim bigotry in the United States yielded a one-day silly season on Thursday, covered wall-to-wall by the US cable news channels. The weird cultist Terry Jones, fired from his church in Cologne, Germany last year for … Continue reading →

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Posted in Afghanistan, Environment, Islam, Islamophobia, Pakistan, US Politics | 30 Comments

UAE Fatwa Against the Vuvuzela

Posted on July 10, 2010 by Juan

The vuvuzela horn that produces that annoying buzzing sound at the world cup games had threatened to spread from South Africa around the world. An Abu Dhabi businessman, Dhia al-Din, had planned to import 10,000 of them into the United … Continue reading →

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Fadlallah’s Life and the Shiite Wave

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Juan

The death of Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Husain Fadlallah at age 75 in Beirut marks the passing of a cleric revered by many Shiite Muslims and by many Lebanese and Iraqis. His life exemplified the awakening and increasing global influence of … Continue reading →

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A Sign of Modernization: Saudi Clerics Promote Kinship by Sharing Breast Milk

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Juan

Two Saudi clerics have followed an Egyptian one in advocating breast-milk feeding as a way of establishing kinship between men and women, which would then allow the two to be in each others’ presence when the woman is alone and … Continue reading →

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Good Muslim, Bad Muslim: Niass & Shahzad

Posted on May 8, 2010 by Juan

I received some snarky message after the Shahzad attempted bombing in Times Square, asking if I were still standing behind the idea of Islam as a religion of peace. It was a stupid comment. Classical Islamic law forbids murder and … Continue reading →

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Posted in Islam, Pakistan, al-Qaeda | 15 Comments

Veiling ban in Belgium: It is all about the State

Posted on May 1, 2010 by Juan

The bill proposing a ban on the niqab or the kind of Muslim veil that covers the entire face, passed by the lower house of the Belgian parliament, is not really about religion, crime or even immigration. It is about … Continue reading →

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