Why Muslim opinion started to tend towards aniconism

by Rashmee

Posted on September 7, 2020


The tendency towards aniconism and the erasure of the secular-religious distinction is a bit of …

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Muslim opinion gradually hardened towards aniconism

by Rashmee

Posted on September 6, 2020


There are many examples of the gradual hardening of Muslim opinion towards aniconism. Aniconism, not …

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‘Re-educating’ Chinese Muslims and all of Denmark

by Rashmee

Posted on July 14, 2019 / The Arab Weekly


There is no discernible attempt by Denmark to force Muslims in the country to cease …

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Jihadist terrorism is falling in the US. The right-wing threat is rising. And fear remains high

by Rashmee

Posted on June 17, 2019


“America saw only one death from jihadi-linked terrorism in 2018”. That was the first sentence …

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The Catholic Pope’s visit to the Arabian Peninsula reprised Abbasid times

by Rashmee

Posted on March 6, 2019


Weeks after Pope Francis visited the United Arab Emirates, the implications remain profound. For the …

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What’s Boris burqa row about? The man argues against banning it

by Rashmee

Posted on August 9, 2018


The Boris Johnson “row” over the burqa confirms one thing alone – that most people …

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Trump lit slow-burning cultural fuse setting the tone for Jerusalem speech

by Rashmee

Posted on December 10, 2017


Some political events are volcanic; others are like a slow-burning fuse. US President Donald Trump’s …

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Greece deals judiciously with Western Thrace sharia law, a relic of the Ottoman empire

by Rashmee

Posted on December 4, 2017


It’s been nearly three weeks since the prime minister of Greece announced his government was …

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Sufism’s tragedy is how imperfectly it is understood today

by Rashmee

Posted on December 3, 2017 / The Arab Weekly


Before Egypt, it was Pakistan. In South Asia’s most populous Muslim country, for more than …

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Vikings writing Allah? Read Michael Crichton’s 41-year-old novel ‘Eaters of the Dead’

by Rashmee

Posted on October 14, 2017


Those who wonder about the recent report on “Allah” embroidered onto Viking funeral clothes should …

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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK