A carving made by an ancient Arabic traveler on a red limestone block more than 1,300 years ago may provide new insight on an ardent topic related to the Qur'an (or Koran, as it is better known), the sacred book of the Muslims. Namely, since the inscription contains diacritical marks, it indicates that these kin... |
19 November 2008
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The case that seems to be one of the most violent disputes ever created by a YouTube clip continues as a Saudi blogger posted a reply to Fitna, the anti-Islam clip that caused demonstrations and protests in several Islamic countries. Raed Al-Saeed, 33 year-old, has created a video response to the clip produced by the... |
12 April 2008
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Google and YouTube are once again in trouble after a video uploaded by the Dutch MP Geert Wilders caused protests in Indonesia as lots of Muslims considered the clip offensive for their nation. Geert Wilders became famous for his criticism of the Islam culture because he had always struggled to stop Muslims from movi... |
3 April 2008
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Religion has dragged behind it many bloody wars for as long as history can count and it's most definitely not going to stop now. With time, though, man has increasingly become more rational and has begun to value life over everything else. The wars fought today don't involve capes and medieval swords, but a... |
7 February 2008
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Arabia is mostly made of desert, inhabited mainly by nomad tribes during the 7th century. On the shores of the Red Sea and Indian Ocean, fertile areas with many flourishing settlements were found, but the products were mainly local. The trade roads led to Syria and Mesopotamia (Iraq). Prosperous oases were found on t... |
2 February 2008
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Amina Lawal was saved in 2002 from stoning to death. And after that, lawyers used the notion of "extended pregnancy," arguing that under Sharia law, a five year interval is possible between human conception and birth.Her guilt: having sex out of the wedlock. She gave birth to a child while being divorced. Amina was d... |
8 September 2007
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