Tag Archives: Islam

Book Review: The Throne Of Adulis

Posted on January 6, 2015 by nathanalbright

[Note: This book was the subject of a non-book review earlier [1], but since the book review was not accepted by the journal which originally sent me the book for reasons that the book was not enough of a military … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Ex-Muslim

Posted on June 9, 2014 by nathanalbright

Ex-Muslim: How One Daring Prayer To Jesus Changed A Life Forever, by Naeem Fazal [Note: This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/Thomas Nelson Publishers in exchange for an honest review.] In reading this book, it is very clear … Continue reading →

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Opening The Floodgates Of Ijtihad

Posted on March 28, 2014 by nathanalbright

I first became familiar with the subject of ijtihad as an undergraduate history minor, where my professor (who appears to have been a moderate Muslim woman) taught a class on Islam and Russia and the Soviet Union. Being a person … Continue reading →

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I Walk These Streets

Posted on November 25, 2013 by nathanalbright

Today I watched a short movie (it could have, and should have been, much longer) that looked at the history of Jerusalem and its present state of conflict through the eyes of three very lovely young women who are not … Continue reading →

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Let He Who Is Without Sin Cast The First Stone

Posted on June 22, 2013 by nathanalbright

Today I read the sort of story that gives me a great deal of pause. As a student of biblical law and its comparison with other forms of law, it is helpful to avoid confusing biblical law with an often-compared … Continue reading →

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Mother’s Day: A Complicated History

Posted on May 12, 2013 by nathanalbright

For a day with a concept as simple as showing honor and appreciation to one’s mother, Mother’s Day has a complicated history that touches areas of politics and religion in ways that are often deeply unsettling. Throughout this week I … Continue reading →

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Is Mohammed In The Bible?

Posted on March 16, 2013 by nathanalbright

It is a common claim among Muslims, although an apparently recent one, that the name Mohammed occurs in the Hebrew scriptures. Today, let us briefly examine the basis of this claim, which is that Mohammed appears in Song of Solomon … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Women Of Afghanistan Under The Taliban

Posted on January 7, 2013 by nathanalbright

The Women Of Afghanistan Under The Taliban, by Rosemarie Skaine This is the sort of book that exemplefies the term false dilemma or doublespeak. Like Alabama vs. Notre Dame or Aliens vs. Predators (the second comparison more apt than it … Continue reading →

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Heroes And Lies

Posted on October 18, 2012 by nathanalbright

This afternoon, while engaging in my investigation of my new neighborhood, I took the opportunity to pick up a copy of the Clackamas Review, the free local newspaper for Clackamas County. What first drew my attention was the front page … Continue reading →

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No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

Posted on September 13, 2012 by nathanalbright

It’s not every day, or every year, that an ambassador is assassinated in a foreign land. Rarer still is such an assassination to an ambassador who has gone above and beyond the call of duty to help the country that … Continue reading →

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