The picture that accompanies this article shows a woman wearing a burqa (Photo credit to Daderot, Wikipedia Commons). The country of France has been in the news lately for banning Muslim women's burqas and headscarves known as the hijab. Specifically, French legislators voted to deny women and girls from wearing the hijab while playing sports. Technically, the French Senate voted to ban "conspicuous religious symbols" in sports competitions. This ban on Muslim apparel has bee

The picture that accompanies this article is a screen grab widely shared on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, showing hundreds of Saudi men playing cards. If you look closely, one of the players seems to be a young lad, barely a teenager. This photo and others show men wearing traditional Qamis tunics and scarves playing frenzied card games in a vast room. These images have circulated on social media for the past couple of years. Is there a secret casino in Saudi Arabia? What d

The Statue of Liberty was initially conceived as a Muslim peasant woman located at the approach of the Suez Canal. The clay model in the picture shows one early depiction of how the statue was to look. The project was entitled “Egypt Carrying the Light to Asia,” The sculpture was nicknamed “Egypt.” Egypt had a lantern or a torch projecting some light in her upraised hand, serving as both a lighthouse and a symbol of progress. The sculptor, Frederic Auguste Bartholdi of France

I am always looking for articles on how to market to Muslims. Back on May 12, 2021, I posted the article Marketing to Muslims, Part 2 of 2 in which I stated, "While product quality, function, brand, cost, and distribution are important to Muslims, the number one hurdle is a product must be sharia-compliant or halal." I chanced upon an article with the headline 786 Nail Polish Is Not Halal! Here is Why! So, I bit the hook and was pulled in. I wanted to know why a nail polish w

On March 20, the Taliban finally decided what their flag would be. Back in August 2021, the Taliban booted the US out of Afghanistan. So, six months later, they issued a decree banning the black, red, and green banner in place of one in white with black lettering that says, "There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is His prophet." Muslims recognize the legend as the first of the five pillars of Islam that all new converts must say to be recognized as believers. The fact is th