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brewtoch
Aug 20, 20225 min read
Muslims Don't Fare So Well in a Free-Speech, Free-Market Economy
Muslims, as a group, do not fare so well in a free-speech, free-market economy.
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brewtoch
Jul 30, 20225 min read
7 Questions to Ask the Candidates
A Primer on U.S. Elections Here is a short primer for my international readers unfamiliar with the U.S. election cycle. Every two years,...
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brewtoch
Jul 23, 20224 min read
What is Islamophobia?
On Jan 1 of this year, I posted an article entitled "Why Americans Should Worry About H.R. 5665." The U.S. House of Representatives...
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brewtoch
Jul 2, 20225 min read
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 19, 20224 min read
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, 20224 min read
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
Jun 4, 20224 min read
Monkeypox and Gay Marriage
It is not often that I report what other blogs are writing, but I happened to chance upon an article written on The Islamic Information...
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brewtoch
May 21, 20225 min read
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, 20224 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20225 min read
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 23, 20225 min read
Saudi Arabia's Secret Casino?
The picture that accompanies this article is a screen grab widely shared on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, showing hundreds of Saudi men...
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brewtoch
Feb 26, 20224 min read
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
Feb 19, 20224 min read
Taking Over the World: Islamization Explained
I recently ran across an old video on dailymotion.com, a website that still has an inventory of videos taken down from YouTube. The video...
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brewtoch
Feb 5, 20225 min read
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 29, 20223 min read
Islam's "deplorables"
In a 2016 presidential election campaign speech, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton described her opponent's supporters, Republican...
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brewtoch
Dec 25, 20213 min read
Why All the Fuss About Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia?
If you missed it, there was a huge music festival in Saudi Arabia just a couple of weeks ago in mid-December. Somehow, I missed it and...
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brewtoch
Dec 19, 20213 min read
How Much Do You Owe?
Most Christians are familiar with the concept of tithing. Tithing is first mentioned in the Bible in Genesis 14: 19-20. A priest blessed...
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brewtoch
Dec 10, 20213 min read
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
Nov 28, 20213 min read
What does DUNE have to do with Islam?
Most sci-fi geeks and seasonal moviegoers know that DUNE, Part 1 was recently released into local theatres and will soon be on HBO Max. ...
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