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Some Information Sources re Egypt
Those interested in following and better understanding the developments in Egypt may find the following sources helpful. 1. CNN, at: http://www.cnn.com/ 2. Besides providing relatively full and up-to-date on-going coverage of Egypt, the New York Times, provides important background information … Continue reading
Whether Khaled Abou El Fadl is a “Stealth Islamist”: 1
In my last post, “Whether Barak Obama is a Muslim. The Results of an Informal Survey of My Students,” I found myself applying some elementary Aristotelian logic to the question of whether or not, well, Barak Obama is a Muslim. … Continue reading
Fear of Muslims in “Muslim Garb”
Recently analyst Juan Williams was fired by National Public Radio for having told Bill O’Reilly, on Fox Television’s The O’Reilly Factor, that: Look, Bill, I’m not a bigot. You know the kind of books I’ve written about the civil rights … Continue reading
The “Carnegie Guide to Egypt’s Elections”
Those with an interest in Egypt will want to know that the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace has just issued an online “Carnegie Guide to Egypt’s Elections.” It promises to serve as a comprehensive and balanced resource by means of … Continue reading
Just for fun: “Dude, You Have no Quran”
Juan Cole has posted the following link to the YouTubed CNN report on a skateboarder who put an end to a Quran burning by stealing it: CNN reports on “Dude, you have no Quran!” Cole’s blog, of course, is Informed … Continue reading
Islam and the “Founding Fathers”
By way of a longish introduction: I have a bit of an update to the discussion in my post of August 5th, “Is Islam a Religion?,” on my other blog, Gnosis and Noesis. There I gave voice to my concern … Continue reading
Islam and Pluralism
In a comment on my September 8th, 2010, post, “A Note re the Reverend Franklin Graham on Islam: the “god” of Islam,” a student in one of my courses asks: If the god of the Muslim faith were identical to the … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Islamic Theology, Uncategorized
Tagged Ahmadiyya, Ahmadiyya Islamic Community, Baha'i Faith, Bahá'u'lláh, Christianity, Judaism, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Muhammad, Quran
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A Note re the Reverend Franklin Graham on Islam: the “god” of Islam
As the son of Reverend Billy Graham, perhaps the most influential Christian evangelist in the twentieth century, as the president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and the Christian organization Samaritan’s Purse, and as a very influential spokesman … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Theology, Christianity, Islam, Islamic Theology
Tagged Franklin Graham, God of Christianity, God of Islam, God of Judaism, Trinity
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Is Islam a Religion?
A first step to be taken when undertaking an inquiry or a discussion is that of defining the subject of that inquiry or discussion. It has therefore been my policy in the first meeting of my introductory course on Islam … Continue reading
Initial Post: the Purpose of this Blog
The purpose of this blog is that of engaging my students and other students of islam in thoughtful conversation about Islam, with me, with each other, and with the world at large.
Posted in Introduction, Islam
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