The Officially Sanctioned Dictionary
I have always admired how most Salafists seem to talk and think alike. Out of the 6346 verses in the Quran and the millions of ahadith (sayings of the Prophet), they even seem to quote the same ones. Maybe there’s a microchip implanted in their brains. Every night, during ishaak prayers, satellite transmissions apprise the [...]
Deconstructing an insult
Two posts ago, I wrote on Saudi Arabia’s fresh concerns about Iran’s (and hence Shi’ism’s) growing influence in Iraq. Foriegn Minister Saud al-Faisal archly suggested to Iraqi Shias that Sunnis be given equal treatment. The Iraqi Interior Minister, Falah al-Naqib (not normally known for his tact) promptly countered with a scathing: “We do not accept a bedouin [...]
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