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brewtoch
Nov 17, 20214 min read
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, 20213 min read
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 18, 20215 min read
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
Oct 11, 20215 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20215 min read
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, 20213 min read
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
Jul 21, 20216 min read
Hofstede's Six Dimensions of Culture
I teach a course called International Business, and one of the lessons I urge my students to study is how culture affects the values of a...
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brewtoch
Jul 13, 20214 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20216 min read
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, 20213 min read
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 18, 20214 min read
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, 20215 min read
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
Apr 30, 20214 min read
Do Religious Texts Inspire Violence?
Today’s blog may take a few extra minutes to read, but it covers an important scientific study. Let me explain. I was perusing some...
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brewtoch
Apr 24, 20213 min read
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, 20212 min read
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 13, 20213 min read
Recitation of the Qur'an
A National Qirat Competition is usually held every year in most Islamic dominant countries. What kind of competition is that you ask?...
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