Letter from Morocco
Marlise Simons, from International Herald Tribune, writes about the last of Morocco’s bards.
“Young people like stories from ‘1,001 Nights’ because there is less religion…Older people like stories about the life of the prophet and his companions. They like war stories, battles between the Muslims and the Persians or between the Muslims and the Christians. [...]
I knew I would lose friends…
Because the media has been so successful in defining what is right and wrong, it is politically-incorrect to even attempt an understanding of terrorists, or more specifically, the psychology that guides toward that evil path.
We prefer instead to turn a blind eye to injustices that are meted out on say, the Palestinians; because it [...]
Reformists make their move
The parade of kings and presidents who pepper the Middle Eastern landscape must be watching the Palestinian situation tensely. Hot on the heels of the Israeli decision to withold tax revenues from the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the United States’ demand for aid money to be returned , came Ikhwan al-Muslimoon’s (Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt) [...]
Hamas could be just what we needed
Bradley Burston writes an imperfect but honest piece about Hamas:
“Here’s the truly scary part. What if we can trust them?”
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Islamic denomination selector
I found this poll quirky. It asks some very basic questions about a Muslim’s beliefs, and from the answers, predicts just what type of Muslim you really are.
Islamic Denomination Selector
Give it a whirl.
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