Content tagged with “islam”

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Bey / Begum
Section
Stuff I Looked Up
Type
Explanation
Date
October 26, 2021

“‘Bey’ is the male form of this word, ‘begum’ the female. It’s the equivalent of the English ‘Lady’ or ‘Dame.’ Spellings are all over the map here. The male form can be spelled any which way: Beigh, Beg, Bek, Bey, Baeg or Begh. Informally, Muslim men will sometimes use ‘begum’ to refer to their own…”

The Crisis of Islam: Holy War and Unholy Terror
Section
Deane’s Library
Type
Book Review
Date
November 24, 2025

“This book was written in 2003, but that doesn’t matter because the events it talks about have happened over a millennia or so. This is a discussion of the ‘problems’ that Islam has with the West: why terrorism and anger toward the West are on the rise all over the world. In the end, the list wasn’t…”

Halal
Section
Stuff I Looked Up
Type
Explanation
Date
April 19, 2024

“ This refers to things that are allowed under Islamic law. This is the opposite of haram . ”

Haram
Section
Stuff I Looked Up
Type
Explanation
Date
April 18, 2024

“ This is used to describe anything outlawed by the Quran. It’s the opposite of halal . ”

Temple Mount
Section
Stuff I Looked Up
Type
Explanation
Date
April 23, 2022

“This is a holy site in Jerusalem. It’s actually several overlapping sites, important to all three Abrahamic religions. The Template Mount itself is the claimed former site of Solomon’s Temple, which was destroyed twice – the last time in the years just after Jesus died. It’s a raised plaza – kind…”

Terrorists in Love: The Real Lives of Islamic Radicals
Section
Deane’s Library
Type
Book Review
Date
September 8, 2018

“I read most of this book. I finally bailed on it towards the end. It’s a look inside the minds of Middle Eastern terrorists, and why they did what they did. I gathered that the author was assigned to some hospital in the Middle East, and had the opportunity to interview a bunch of them over time,…”