Women in Islam
Articles examining the role, status, and dignity of women within Islamic sources compared with biblical teaching, addressing common Muslim claims and misunderstandings.
Of Women, Dogs & Islamic Prayer Paid Members Public
The Muslim Art of Vilification Of Women, Dogs & Islamic Prayer Sam Shamoun & Jochen Katz One of our email correspondences has caught the attention of Mohd Elfie Nieshaem Juferi (MENJ), the founder of the Muslim website Bismikaallahuma. Lazarus, a member of our correspondence team, had responded to an email
The case for the honorific position of women in Holy Bible in contrast to their degradation in Islam Paid Members Public
Exposing Osama’s Smokescreens and Rabbit Trails: Revisiting the case for the honorific position of women in Holy Bible in contrast to their degradation in Islam This is the second part in a series of rebuttals to Osama’s reply to my refutation of his challenge. Osama takes issue with
The case for the honorific position of women in Holy Bible in contrast to their degradation in Islam Paid Members Public
Exposing Osama’s Smokescreens and Rabbit Trails: Revisiting the case for the honorific position of women in Holy Bible in contrast to their degradation in Islam This is the first part in a series of rebuttals to Osama’s reply to my refutation of his challenge. Lord willing, once I
The Rights of Women in the Bible and Quran Revisited Paid Members Public
Being an Answer to Osama Abdallah’s Challenge Osama has issued a challenge to Jews and Christians to respond to his article regarding the biblical view of women. We heartily accept his challenge and here is our response to his misrepresentation of what both the Holy Bible and the Quran
On Mary the Copt, Muhammad's Concubine [Part 5] Paid Members Public
More discussion on Mary the Copt, Muhammads concubine Sam Shamoun Umar has come out with round five in his series of responses to the question of whether Mariyah the Copt was Muhammads wife or his concubine. Although we had stated that our fourth response would be our final one since
On Mary the Copt, Muhammad's Concubine [Part 4] Paid Members Public
On Mary, Muhammad's Concubine (Round Four) The Contradiction Remains Sam Shamoun Umar has come back for another round (here) on the issue of Muhammad and Mariyah. This will be my final response (cf. 1, 2, 3) since Umar hasnt really provided any new material to rebut, but simply
On Mary the Copt, Muhammad's Concubine [Part 3] Paid Members Public
On Mary, Muhammad's Concubine (Round Three) Sam Shamoun Umar has followed up with yet another reply (*) to our response (*) regarding the status of Mariyah the Copt, i.e. whether she was Muhammads slave or his wife. We wont be addressing everything he says, since much of what he
On Mary the Copt, Muhammad's Concubine [Part 2] Paid Members Public
On Mary, Muhammad's Concubine (Round Two) Sam Shamoun The following is our response to Umar's rebuttal to our initial rebuttal to his response to my rebuttal to two Muslims' accusations (1; 2) against Ali Sina! Umar writes: My Response: Let us remind Sam Shamoun what