Violence won’t work: how author of ‘jihadists’ bible’ stirred up a storm | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited Violence won’t work: how author of ‘jihadists’ bible’ stirred up a storm Revisionist message from prison cell shakes al-Qaida colleagues Ian Black Cairo Friday July 27, 2007 The Guardian In a prison cell south of Cairo a […]Continue Reading →
Very interesting article by Zvi Bar’el: Harry Potter’s Koran – Haaretz – Israel News “The story line is not important. We have to take into account that reading itself is what’s lacking in Arab nations. Those nations do not even read the Koran. I say we must learn the love of reading from the West […]Continue Reading →
Hoofdcommentaar Medisch Contact: Stop discriminatie artsen Publicatie: Nr. 29/30 – 20 juli 2007 Rubriek: Hoofdredactioneel Auteur: Ben V.M. Crul Pagina: 1243 Twee maanden geleden werd – midden in de nacht – een islamitische vrouw in partu een Nederlands ziekenhuis binnengebracht. Toen de mannelijke gynaecoloog haar wilde onderzoeken, werd hem door de echtgenoot van de vrouw [&helContinue Reading →
I have discovered two interesting anthropology blogs, I would like to recommend: From an Anthropological Perspective Islam, Muslims, and an AnthropologistContinue Reading →
Losing My Jihadism – washingtonpost.com I felt as though I was hearing this verse for the first time. God is light, it says, the universe is illuminated by His light. I felt the verse was speaking directly to me, sending me a message. This God of light, I thought, how could He be against any […]Continue Reading →
Amsterdam 10 juli 2007 — De Amsterdamse culturele instelling Mediamatic organiseert, samen met de Khatt foundation, op 24 augustus 2007 ‘khatt, kufi & kaffiya‘, een symposium over hedendaagse Arabische visuele cultuur. Het symposium is gericht op onderzoekers en geïnteresseerden in het Midden Oosten en vindt van 10.00 tot 21.00 uur plaats in de theaterzaal van […]Continue Reading →
A Young Saudi’s Online Gambit – washingtonpost.com Comedy Writer Launches Site for 20-Something Arabs Starved for Entertainment By Faiza Saleh Ambah Washington Post Foreign Service RIYADH, Saudi Arabia A desire to bring to life his favorite heroes in Islamic history initially spurred Thamer al-Sikhan toward storytelling, and he wrote for hours every day: first historic […]Continue Reading →
