Who liberated Jerusalem from the Crusaders? Of course, all Muslims know it is Saladin, the magnificent, the courageous, the benevolent. How many realise that Saladin is a Kurd by ethnicity. How many know that the Al-Sauds and the Wahhabis nowadays…
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Following Fox News’ recent interest in the ‘deep love’ that is intrinsically hidden at the heart of Shias getting tattoos, it really begs the question, what is Islamic and cultural perspective on getting one? So what is the deal with…
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I never had a friend who is Shia or anything other than Sunni. I was brought up in Singapore as a normal Muslim child. went to school, had a decent education and made several friends of different ethnicity. As i…
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A suicide bomber has killed four security officers and injured five others near one of Islam’s holiest sites in the Saudi city of Medina, according to the interior ministry. The bomber detonated his explosives after being stopped outside the Prophet’s…
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The current U.S. strategy to destroy the Islamic State is likely doomed to fail. In fact, it risks doing just the opposite of its intended goal: strengthening the jihadist’s appeal in Syria, Iraq, and far beyond, while leaving the door…
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