The reaction of the USA to the 09/11 terror attacks on New York was swift. First, it divided the world in black and white, against us or with us, good or evil, Christian or Muslim, advanced or backward, free or suppressive. Second, persuaded to act in pure self-defense it hit back, determined to defeat evil,…
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Saudi-Arabia – The Society is Moving After all
Imam Al-Kalbani has revolutionary ideas: He considers Music not to be prohibited by Islam. By publicly announcing this sacrilegious opinion, he invariably triggered an outright rejection by the extreme Wahhabi scholars. They, intending of making an example, advised the believers to omit Al-Kalbani Friday prayers. However, the silent, but apparently quite music-friendly, masses didn’t exactly…
Iraq – Temporary Marriages as Easy Way to Get Toghether
The still war-torn Iraq is lacking many things, one of them being men for marriage-ready women and money for traditionally very expensive regular marriages. This is a real problem because Islam doesn’t particularly encourage extramarital relations. But since Islam is caring about complete life satisfaction of both men and women, it also offers a solution…
Woman Drives Car in Saudi-Arabia – The World is Changing, Eventually
In a stampede a young woman rescues dozens by driving her father’s car and towing nine other cars away. What is noteworthy about this incident is not only the smart reaction of the girl but the fact she drove a car notwithstanding the ban on women driving cars in Saudi-Arabia without being punished. It is…
