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brewtoch
- Feb 5, 2022
- 5 min
Get ready for Ramadan 2022
Every religion has rituals, such as celebrating an important religious occasion by attending services conducted in much the same way they...
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brewtoch
- Jan 8, 2022
- 4 min
70,000 Arabic teachers needed. Apply within
Last week, I came across an interesting news article on feedspot.com, an internet news aggregator. The article's title was "Pakistan:...
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brewtoch
- Nov 17, 2021
- 4 min
Why Islamic Productivity Lags Behind the West, Part 2
Last week, I explained that the Ottoman Empire’s restricting the printing press also impacted their ability to grow human capital. Even...
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brewtoch
- Oct 31, 2021
- 3 min
The Morality Police
The picture shows a woman being dragged into a van by three people; one person is inside the vehicle pulling the woman inside with some...
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brewtoch
- Oct 25, 2021
- 4 min
Five Famous Personalities Who Converted to Islam
Last week, in my blog about gender ambiguities, I mentioned the problems that Dave Chappelle encountered when he made a few jokes about...
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brewtoch
- Oct 18, 2021
- 5 min
How Muslims View Gender Ambiguity
Just recently, Dave Chappelle’s Netflix special, “The Closer,” debuted on Netflix and has drawn criticism from LGBTQ+ advocates, artists,...
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brewtoch
- Jun 17, 2021
- 6 min
The U.S. finally condemns Turkey for the Armenian Genocide
The picture that accompanies this article shows the headlines that was in the New York Times newspaper on April 26, 1915. Read the blog...
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brewtoch
- May 18, 2021
- 4 min
Corporate Social Values May Be Different Than Your Own
Last week in my posting “Marketing to Muslims, Part 2 of 2”, I mentioned that Muslims would find products to buy that are halal or...
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brewtoch
- May 12, 2021
- 5 min
Marketing to Muslims, Part 2 of 2
To sell products to Muslims, vendors must ensure the products are either halal (permissible or lawful) or sharia-compliant. The very...
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brewtoch
- May 6, 2021
- 4 min
Marketing to Muslims, Part 1 of 2
Many of my readers are non-Muslim business-people. In the West, marketing is an assumed business function, and many business leaders are...
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brewtoch
- Apr 24, 2021
- 3 min
The Religion of Peace?
It is common for Muslims when conversing with non-Muslims, to refer to their religion as one of peace. In Western countries, Muslims are...
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brewtoch
- Apr 19, 2021
- 2 min
The Satanic Verses
Just recently, I ran across an interview with Salman Rushdie. He is still around writing novels and doing interviews. If you remember,...
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brewtoch
- Apr 1, 2021
- 3 min
Zamzam with D3
Recently, I came across an ad promoting Zamzam water for sale. For people not familiar with the story behind the name, it starts with...
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brewtoch
- Mar 25, 2021
- 5 min
The Marriage Contract
In my unpublished manuscript, Muslim Mechanics, I discuss marriage contracts as it relates to sharia. In the West, most people are...
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brewtoch
- Mar 18, 2021
- 5 min
Can the Qur'an be altered?
Just recently, on March 11, 2021, a Muslim bureaucrat petitioned India's Supreme Court to delete 26 verses from the Qur'an. The petition...
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brewtoch
- Feb 28, 2021
- 6 min
The Product Growth-Market Share Matrix for Religion
In 1970, the Boston Consulting Group created the product growth-market share matrix to help corporations analyze their product lines. The...
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brewtoch
- Feb 7, 2021
- 4 min
Christians and Muslims Together
Christians' persecution can be historically traced from the first century of the Christian era to the present day. Christian missionaries...
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brewtoch
- Jan 28, 2021
- 3 min
Angels and Jinn
Muslim dogma lists humans as the third spiritual creature created, behind that of angels and jinn. Most Christians are familiar with...
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brewtoch
- Dec 15, 2020
- 3 min
Hate Math? Blame it on the Muslims.
In my unpublished manuscript, Jefferson Must Be Turning in His Grave, I address the Islamic "Golden Age." Islamic scholars have often...
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brewtoch
- Dec 11, 2020
- 2 min
Sultan or Caliph? Erdogan’s Quest
President Erdogan of Turkey is trying to restore Turkey’s greatness in the Islamic world. Some of the things he has done reflect the...
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