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“‘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
“ This refers to things that are allowed under Islamic law. This is the opposite of haram . ”
“ This is used to describe anything outlawed by the Quran. It’s the opposite of halal . ”
The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11
Temple Mount
“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
“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,…”