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brewtoch
- Oct 22
- 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
- Jun 25
- 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
- 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
- May 21
- 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 18
- 3 min
The Countdown Begins
My publisher, John Hunt Publishing, out of London has finally provided the release date for my forthcoming book, Muslim Mechanics. The...
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brewtoch
- Mar 6
- 4 min
PONTIF MAXIM
The picture that accompanies this article is taken from the reverse side of the "tribute penny" given to Jesus. The story goes that on...
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brewtoch
- Feb 26
- 4 min
Dogs vs. Cats
A few months back, I stumbled upon an article that mentioned that keeping dogs as pets in Islam is haram. I spent a little time...
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brewtoch
- Dec 10, 2021
- 3 min
The Mahdi
Several weeks ago, when I was discussing the movie DUNE, I mentioned that one of the similarities the movie had to Islam was that Paul...
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brewtoch
- Oct 11, 2021
- 5 min
Women's equality in Islam
According to Muslims, the first religion to give women their rights was Islam. While that part is correct, rights are not the same as...
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brewtoch
- Sep 16, 2021
- 4 min
How do Muslims feel about Idolatry?
The photograph that accompanies this blog is a close-up of a Muhammad sculpture taken by Franz Jantzen of the North Wall Frieze in the...
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brewtoch
- Sep 8, 2021
- 3 min
The Islamic fervor for beheading
Last week in a federal courtroom in Alexandria Virginia, a British national admitted he was a key part of the Islamic State’s actions to...
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brewtoch
- Sep 1, 2021
- 5 min
Does Islam favor a socialist or capitalist economy?
Before Muhammad became a Prophet at 40 years old, he was a businessman – a trader who worked caravans. The Prophet Muhammad was a...
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brewtoch
- Aug 25, 2021
- 3 min
The Doctrine of Abrogation
Abrogation is the act of canceling, nullifying, or repealing something, almost always in a legal context. A new law can repeal an old...
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brewtoch
- Aug 10, 2021
- 3 min
Who Are the Players? The Jihadis
Jihadis, "holy warriors," are some of today's most prominent terrorists. The use of "jihadi" to designate Salafis of a militant stripe is...
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brewtoch
- Jul 13, 2021
- 4 min
Sharia, Part 3 of 3
The picture that accompanies this article is a billboard put up by the United American Committee. An internet search for that...
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brewtoch
- Jul 6, 2021
- 4 min
Sharia, Part 2 of 3
What you are witnessing in the picture is a street protest calling for Sharia in the Maldives, an Indian Ocean nation in September 5,...
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brewtoch
- Jun 29, 2021
- 4 min
Sharia, Part 1 of 3
As I mention in my unpublished manuscript, Muslim Mechanics, the sole purpose of the Muslim religion is to establish sharia law in all...
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brewtoch
- Jun 23, 2021
- 6 min
The Pulse Nightclub
Just recently, the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida, a well-known gay bar, memorialized the five-year shooting tragedy that left the...
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brewtoch
- May 29, 2021
- 3 min
Was Muhammad a Pedophile?
Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam, is often labeled as a pedophile because of the age of his bride, Aisha. Critics allege that when Aisha...
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brewtoch
- May 23, 2021
- 3 min
Black Stone of Mecca
Located in the eastern corner of the Kaaba is the Black Stone of Mecca, whose now-broken pieces are surrounded by a ring of stone and...
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