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The Jawahir Vol. 41:258 Fornication
01/20/17 - Jawahir - No Comments
Continuing with the commentary on the Jawahir, let’s start with its passage to open the discussion on the first of the Scriptural Crimes, that of fornication: On Fornication (Zina) It is shortened, and written with a Y [زنى -ed.], and lengthened and written with an A [زناء -ed.]. There is a consensus on its religious prohibition in…
Religious Freedom and Islamic Law in the Age of Trump
12/15/16 - Uncategorized - 1 Comment
Eventually, I do promise to return to the subject of modern Shi’i law and the Jawahir, but first, let us speak of Allen West, he the former congressmen from Florida who has recently spoken in praise of the extermination of the Muslims and has been rewarded for this 21st version of the Final Solution with…
White Votes and Brown Votes: The Numbers Explained
11/23/16 - Uncategorized - No Comments
Question 1, what happens when 13% of a community vote for a particular candidate X, and 74% vote for candidate Y? Apparently, when they are Muslims, it destroys the narrative that the community in fact supports candidate Y overwhelmingly. Surprisingly, they showed support for Trump, the New York Times said. Question 2: What happens when 8% of a…
Alcohol Prohibitions in Iraq
11/22/16 - Uncategorized - 6 Comments
I’ve been rather amused by the extreme reactions on all sides to Iraq’s recent decision to “importation, manufacture and sale” of alcoholic beverages. It’s either some sort of unconstitutional infringement of human rights, or it’s absolutely necessary because Islamically mandated. The head of the legal committee went so far as to “congratulate” Iraq’s clerical leaders the alcohol ban,…