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brewtoch
- Mar 26
- 5 min
Is Petra the Original Mecca?
Dan Gibson, in his documentary, The Sacred City, makes the case that the physical orientation of early mosques is towards Petra, Jordan
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brewtoch
- Feb 18
- 4 min
The Footprints of Abraham
Abraham was the progenitor of three major world religions, 4,000 years ago. Muslims proclaim to possess his footprints at the holy Kaaba.
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brewtoch
- Nov 12, 2022
- 5 min
A One-World Religion?
Revelations 17 speaks of a false religion that will exist during the tribulation period. Could the Roman Catholic Church with Islam be it?
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brewtoch
- Oct 29, 2022
- 5 min
A Uniform System of Islamic Inheritance
In Islam, your wealth belongs to Allah. Upon your death, your wealth is distributed per Allah's directions listed in the Qur'an.
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brewtoch
- Oct 22, 2022
- 4 min
What's the Story Behind Churches Converted into Mosques?
The most well-known example of a church being converted into a mosque is the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. Why do they do it?
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brewtoch
- Oct 16, 2022
- 5 min
What's in a Name?
According to Israel's Population and Immigration Authority, Mohammad was ranked the most popular name given to newborns in Israel in 2021.
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brewtoch
- Sep 17, 2022
- 5 min
Why Arabs Lose Wars
This is a summary of an article by Norvell De Atkine that appeared in the Middle East Quarterly in 1999.
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brewtoch
- Aug 27, 2022
- 5 min
Polygyny – Part 1: It's Not What It's Cracked Up to Be
Yes, I did spell it correctly. Polygamy means multiple spouses of either sex (one husband and multiple wives or one wife and multiple...
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brewtoch
- Jul 2, 2022
- 5 min
Hajj 2022
It's time for the Hajj, and the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has revealed the official Hajj 2022 logo, which is displayed...
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brewtoch
- Jun 25, 2022
- 4 min
India Faux Pas Causes Worldwide Boycott
Less than a month ago, on May 26, 2022, the national spokesperson for the ruling political party in India, the Bharatiya Janata Party...
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brewtoch
- Jun 19, 2022
- 4 min
The Lady of Heaven
During the past two weeks, the movie, The Lady of Heaven, was in the news for causing numerous protests in the U.K. There was an online...
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brewtoch
- Jun 11, 2022
- 4 min
Minneapolis to Allow Muslim Call to Prayer
First, let me credit the accompanying image to Wikipedia Commons and the artist, Leon Benett, circa 1882, of a picture of a muadhan...
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brewtoch
- May 28, 2022
- 6 min
Was Muhammad as prescient as Nostradamus?
After last week's analysis of scientific anecdotes mentioned in the Qur'an, I thought I would follow up with other findings that I also...
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brewtoch
- May 21, 2022
- 5 min
Is Islam pro or con on science? Part 2
Last week, I mentioned that of the 6,000 verses in the Qur'an, only about 750 deal with natural phenomena. Starting in the 1970s and 80s,...
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brewtoch
- May 14, 2022
- 4 min
Is Islam pro or con on science? Part 1
Of the 6.000 verses in the Qur'an, only about 750 deal with natural phenomena. Many verses of the Qur'an ask humankind to study nature,...
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brewtoch
- May 7, 2022
- 3 min
Islamic Beards!
Last week I posted an article about the headscarves and head coverings worn by Muslim women. This week, I thought I should give equal...
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brewtoch
- Apr 30, 2022
- 5 min
The Hijab: To Ban or Not to Ban
The picture that accompanies this article shows a woman wearing a burqa (Photo credit to Daderot, Wikipedia Commons). The country of...
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brewtoch
- Apr 16, 2022
- 3 min
The Statue of Liberty Started as a Muslim
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...
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brewtoch
- Apr 2, 2022
- 3 min
New Afghan flag has Islamic Shahada
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,...
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brewtoch
- Mar 26, 2022
- 6 min
How Muslims treat people with disabilities
This topic got my attention when I saw an article about K.V. Rabiya, an Indian Muslim woman who received the Padma Shri, that country’s...
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