Into the Wild (2007) was a pretty popular movie when I was in my preteen years. It was based on the true story of Chris McCandless. He was born into a typical WASP family. However, after graduation, he felt a sort of existential void. Following his readings, mainly Henry David Thoreau’s Walden (1854), he goes […]
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Traditional Judaism commands the execution of homosexuals by throwing them off of high buildings. Let’s look at the relevant proof texts. The Hebrew Bible prescribes the execution of homosexuals (Leviticus 20:13). 13 “ ‘If a man has sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman, both of them have done what is […]
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According to some recent statistical reports, Pakistan is now quite possibly home to the largest Muslim population in the world, having surpassed even Indonesia. Based on the country’s 2023 census, Pakistan currently has a population of around 241 million (not counting the disputed areas of Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan), and a whopping 96% […]
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On the summer of my eighteenth birthday, a deep feeling of melancholy swept over and settled within me. I found myself laboring for a local authority in my hometown, Strasbourg, with an inexplicable heaviness in my heart and a lump in my throat. I found this disquieting sensation quite perplexing because, on the surface, there […]
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I recently came across a post online where a husband described a dilemma in his marriage. One day while he was searching for something in a closet, he randomly found a strange object: a small duffel bag filled with a few thousand dollars cash, several changes of his wife’s clothes, toiletries, makeup, a pair of […]
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In my years working closely with couples as a therapist, I’ve come across some pretty surprising and even strange notions surrounding marriage, particularly on social media. It is as though everyone believes themselves to be experts on relationships and giving relationship advice. The truth is, most of these opinions completely miss the mark when it […]
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With none to blame but itself, Israel’s PR has been suffering massively for a few months now. Strangely enough, however, it is somehow still able to successfully enlist individuals that are ready and willing to defend it. Among these misguided souls are two of the most prominent figures of contemporary English-speaking Christian apologetics: evangelical hammer […]
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Israel’s ongoing ethnic cleansing in Palestine has resulted in many atrocities, but one that has monopolized the imagination of many on X (formerly Twitter) recently is a particularly macabre picture: That of what a little girl, Sidra Hassouna, with her legs blown off found hanging from a wall due to an Israeli missile strike. This […]
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In some of my previous discussions, I’ve touched upon the challenges of maintaining modesty in controlling our gaze in contemporary society. The drastically changing norms of today have made this an increasingly demanding feat. Perhaps one of the primary factors contributing to this challenge is the evolution of fashion. A glance at the last 200 […]
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Whenever the West projects itself as being “pacifist,” the immediate and most instinctive response is to highlight the utter hypocrisy of such an absurd claim. The fact that the West has been the cause of indefinable pain and suffering in a great number of places throughout the world is simply an undeniable reality. This, of […]
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Sometimes unmarried sisters ask me, “What can I do now as a single woman to prepare myself for being a mom in the future?” My top 5 tips: 1. Learn Your Deen: Cover the basics. Have a good foundation in Islamic knowledge, علم. You don’t need to get an advanced degree as a muhadditha or […]
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Did you know there was a time when Japan had almost embraced Islam as its national religion? It might sound like something out of an alternate history book or a parallel universe, but it’s a fascinating piece of information from our past, especially from a conservative Muslim perspective. Allow me to take you on an […]
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In a recent article, our dear brother Daniel Haqiqatjou (may Allah preserve him) had touched upon a somewhat lesser-known fact of religious history and anthropology, i.e., that of the historical experience of Jews with what we’d describe as devil worship or demon worship, which includes the physical offering of sacrifices to demonic figures. I shall […]
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Have you ever pondered over the subtle connection between post-modern identity theory and its potential validation of waswas? This correlation might appear somewhat tenuous or speculative, yet there exists an undeniable link between contemporary ideologies of identity and the concept of waswas. Let’s begin with post-modern identity theory. Well, what exactly is post-modern identity theory? […]
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Is it a coincidence that ISIS fights in keeping with the traditional Jewish law of war rather than the traditional Islamic law of war? In Jewish law, it is perfectly permissible to intentionally kill women, children, and the elderly – especially if they belong to a people hostile to Jews (i.e., Amelekites) or a people […]
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