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Tuesday, September 14, 2010

English Class & More on that Osama bin Laden Book

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So my Arab friend and I were talking the other day and I told him I'd gone to my mom's fifth-grade classroom that afternoon to grade...
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Monday, September 13, 2010

The Rise and Fall of the Islamic Caliphate

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For all that Muhammad contributed to his growing community -- and by the volumes of hadith you'd realize that's a good plenty -- h...
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Sunday, September 12, 2010

Wives, Kids & Two Stories from the Life of Osama bin Laden

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Remember I told y'all I was reading a book about Osama bin Laden written by his first wife, fourth son and Jean Sasson?  Well, I'v...
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Saturday, September 11, 2010

Aslan on Jihad and Muhammad's Rise to Power

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Chapter 4 of No God but God discusses the meaning of jihad and describes how Muhammad gained power in the region and was later welcomed ...
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Thursday, September 9, 2010

Religious Rituals, Feasts and Pilgrimages and Becoming Part of the Story

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"Only by entering the story ourselves can we truly understand its meaning." (pg. 420) "Let my people go!" Rememb...
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Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Muhammad in Yathrib; Hijab, Creation, Women's Rights, Hadith

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I finished Walking the Bible earlier today (enjoyed it!) and then started back reading No God but God and finished chapter 3.   Really enj...
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Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Dry humor seems fitting for a book that has many stories from the desert, right?

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I'm still mostly reading Walking the Bible by Bruce Feiler these days.  While I find Reza Aslan's No God But God interesting and ...
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