politics
Investigations into the political dimensions of religious movements, leadership, and societal influence, with particular focus on how theological beliefs drive public policy, authority, and global ambitions.
Allahs Wars Paid Members Public
Allah and God at war: Worlds apart James M. Arlandson Muslim polemicists sometimes assert that Allah commanded Muhammad to fight polytheists in the same way that God commanded Moses and Joshua to fight Canaanites (Sura 2:246-251). The two situations are similar, so why would Christians and Jews complain about
Discussion on al-Hajjaj Paid Members Public
From Jochen Katz <[email protected]> Newsgroups: soc.religion.islam Subject: Re: al-hajjaj revisited Date: Thu Jul 17 11:24:30 EDT 1997 Message-Id: <[email protected]> This posting is in response to From Metallica <[email protected]&
Do the Authentic Teachings of Islam Result in Terrorism? [Part 2] Paid Members Public
Do the Authentic Teachings of Islam Result in Terrorism? Examining one Muslim's Challenge [Part 1] [Part 2] Sam Shamoun We resume our analysis of Abualrubs challenge to Craig Winn by now focusing our attention on the Islamic traditions. Again, in order to make it easier for our readers
Taking Atheists as Friends and Protectors Paid Members Public
A few statements on this page were misunderstood or misinterpreted by some Muslims. For an answer that clarifies these issues see this response. Why do you take them as protectors? There is a growing number of Islamic web sites that make heavy use of articles at atheist web sites in
Discussion on al-Hajjaj Paid Members Public
From Jochen Katz <[email protected]> Newsgroups: soc.religion.islam Subject: Re: al-hajjaj revisited Date: Thu Jul 17 11:24:30 EDT 1997 Message-Id: <[email protected]> This posting is in response to From Metallica <[email protected]&
Jalal Abualrub's errors and logical fallacies in "Holy Wars, Crusades, Jihad" [Part 2] Paid Members Public
Jalal Abualrub's errors and logical fallacies in Holy Wars, Crusades, Jihad [Part 1] Part 2 Sam Shamoun We resume our examination of Jalal Abualrubs book, Holy Wars, Crusades, Jihad (1), by taking a look at a few biblical passages that are quoted to show that Jesus supposedly condoned
Jalal Abualrub's errors and logical fallacies in "Holy Wars, Crusades, Jihad" Paid Members Public
Jalal Abualrub's errors and logical fallacies in Holy Wars, Crusades, Jihad Part 1 Sam Shamoun Jalal Abualrub has written a book titled Holy Wars, Crusades, Jihad where he discusses Islamic Jihad, Biblical wars, and the military expeditions carried out by both Jews and Christians throughout the centuries. Currently
Rebuttals to Jamal Badawi's "Radio Al-Islam Channel RA 200" [Spread of Islam] Paid Members Public
Responses to Jamal Badawi's "Radio Al-Islam Channel RA 200" "Spread of Islam" Introduction In this segment, Dr. Badawi attempts to dispel the notion that Islam was ever spread by the sword. He selectively provides us with one passage from the Qur'an while