Anthropologist suggests removing sword from Saudi flag
Saudi Anthropologist Sa’d Al-Sowayan Advocates Modern Interpretation of Religious Texts, Suggests Swords Be Removed from Saudi Flag
My problem is that the sword is combined with the phrase ‘There is no god but Allah. When I wrote this, there were certain circumstances – it was when Al-Zarqawi and his people were decapitating hostages with a sword. [...]
Asharis contradict themselves
Wahhabi Contention: Asharis contradict themselves by affirming some attributes and not affirming other attributes
Wahhabi Contention: The Asharis and Maturidis contradict themselves. They affirm for Allah Life, Power, Will, Knowledge, Speech, Hearing and Sight, while making Ta’wil of Istiwa’, Nuzul, Maji’, Ityan, Wajh, Yad, Saq, Qadam, Janb, ‘Ain, and relocation in (various) levels. The basic rule [...]
Courage of the mad
For Palestinians to forgive Israel would be risky, irrational even, but it could be the only hope
In the first chapter of Amos Oz’s novel My Michael, the protagonist Hannah recalls her childhood friends, Khalil and Aziz, two Palestinians who in 1948 disappeared along with 800,000 of their people. In the last chapter she imagines her [...]
Taleban back to attacking girls’ schools
Taleban return to attacking girls’ schools in Afghanistan
Since the beginning of the new school year on March 23 there have been 36 attacks. Empty buildings have been set on fire or had grenades thrown into them. Teachers have been kidnapped, and later released. In one grisly case a caretaker was mutilated by having his ears [...]
US offers to help Lebanese army
Bush offers help for Lebanon army
The US is prepared to help strengthen Lebanon’s army so it can disarm Hezbollah, US President George W Bush said in an interview with the BBC.
He said the Shia Muslim Hezbollah movement had acted against its own people and was destabilising Lebanon.
Where was US aid, or even diplomatic arm-twisting, when [...]
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