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Entries by Kamran Pasha from 12/2011

Inside a Syrian Quran School for Women: The Spiritual Roots of a Revolution

| Posted 12.02.2011 | Religion
Read More: Prophet Muhammad, Quran, Islam, Muslim Women, Arab Spring, Feminism, Syria, Gender and Religion, The Light in Her Eyes, Syrian Women, Women in Islam, Houda Al-Habash, Religion News

The idea of a Quran school run by women, for women, might seem surprising to many. But Houda al-Habash is simply following in the tradition of Muslim women back to the days of Prophet Muhammad himself.

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Laying Down the Sword: An Explosive Look at Holy War

| Posted 12.22.2011 | Religion
Read More: Islam, Christianity, Philip Jenkins, Laying Down the Sword Jenkins, Laying Down the Sword, Religious Books, Jenkins Laying Down the Sword, New Book Laying Down the Sword, Religion News

Such efforts to "one up" each other's religions are uniformly unproductive, especially when one is ignorant about the problems in one's own tradition. It fuels bigotry and ultimately a crisis of personal faith.

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