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Posts Tagged ‘Islamic Law’
December 25th, 2015 - 3:40 pm § in Misc.
Christmas in Brunei
The ban was introduced after fears that celebrating Christmas “excessively and openly” could lead the Muslim population astray. Christmas Is Cancelled In Brunei: Celebrating Could Land You In Jail At least 65% of Brunei’s 420,000-strong population is Muslim. Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah has ruled B[...]
The Protection Racket: The Jews of Palestine
The Protection Racket and the History of Palestine (based in part on an essay by Ezequiel Doiny ) Since the expulsion of the crusaders by Saladin, liberated Palestine has lived under the rule of Muslims and one form or another of Islamic law, the sharia. For Jews living in Palestine, includ[...]
January 11th, 2015 - 1:32 am § in Uncategorized
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Being an atheist in Palestine
From the Daily Beast : “I am an atheist. I believe in human rights. I have the right to say these things.” Waleed Al Husseini spent 10 months in Palestinian prison for being an atheist blogger. … I used to run a blog in Arabic called “Nour Alakl” and ran a satirical Facebook [...]
December 14th, 2014 - 2:43 am § in Religion
Sunday Revelations: God’s rules for female slaves
In its English-language digital magazine Dabiq. Islamic theology, ISIS propagandists argued, gives the jihadis the right, much in the same way that the Bible’s Ephesians 6:5 tells “Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling.” The Daily Beast has obtained a handbook of laws on tr[...]
July 20th, 2014 - 4:10 am § in Uncategorized
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: 632 BCE to 2014 CE
“First the statue of a beloved local poet and the tomb of a great Arab historian fell to the caliphate’s wrecking crews. The world paid little attention.” Next “the caliphate’s troops “have removed statues of people that the city is really proud of,” said Ismail and archivi[...]
June 25th, 2014 - 10:06 am § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: ISLAMIC TERROR IN NIGERIA
Nigeria extremists abduct 91 people Victims said to include 60 girls and women and 31 boys. Local official confirms abductions, but security forces deny them. Maybe it is time for Brandeis to apologize? Boko Haram ‘abducts many women’ Nigerian bomb blast kills at least eight[...]
Chinazor: Racism Amongst the Kuwaitis
Chinazor Onianwah Please, my dear brothers and sisters, there is not enough money in Arab lands to make you go there. There is more wealth and dignity in your village than there is amongst these animals. One of their greatest pleasures is to dehumanize people, even their own. They are a piece of shi[...]