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Category Archives: Religion and Politics
Iran – Beyond Stereotype
Photojournalism on the New York Times Showcase: Iran, Beyond Stereotype
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The Crescent and the Cross
The BBC has started a four part series, The Crescent and the Cross, which examines several turning points in the relationship between Christianity and Islam covering Muslim Spain, the Crusades, the Ottoman Empire and the struggle for Africa. Continue reading
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The Pope Should Sell the Vatican to End World Hunger
I saw an article on this on the front page of the local newspaper, Al Watan Daily. The video is slightly crude but that is also why it is getting attention. Continue reading
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Muslim Girls Prom Night
The “Sister’s Prom” has become an annual event among Toronto’s Muslim community, and is also a symbol of the balance that defines the lives of modern young women like Ms. Hindy, born and raised in Canada, faithful to Islam. They … Continue reading
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The Good Book
Good Book: The Bizarre, Hilarious, Disturbing, Marvelous, and Inspiring Things I Learned When I Read Every Single Word of the Bible He also blogged The Bible. And in a similar vein I recently read Where God Was Born: A Daring … Continue reading
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Skin color is not race
One of the peculiarities of American discussion about race is that skin color is assumed to be synonymous with racial distinctions. That is, skin color is not just a trait, but it is the trait which defines between population differences. … Continue reading
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Untouchables
This is a very interesting link to the untouchables. Again from The Travel Photographer. The untouchables are from the Dalit caste and are born into opression in spite of this being a modern world and laws prohibiting it such as … Continue reading
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Gobekli Tepe – 12,000 Yr Old Turkish Stonehenge — May Be The Site Of The Mythical Garden of Eden
From dvorak.org On Wikipedia here or in this article in the Mail Online And in The Walrus another article. For the full Daily Mail article click
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Interview with Mariane Pearl
What can you say?!
Posted in Islam, Middle East, Religion and Politics
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