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Jinn and Tonic

I’ve written about jinn before, but something I don’t think I’ve touched on is the different varieties among them. As with a lot of attempts to categorize mythical beings, there’s no real consensus on this. I just finished G. Willow … Continue reading →

Posted in Arabian, Authors, Cartoons, Catherynne M. Valente, Celtic, Fairy Tales, Final Fantasy, Games, Hinduism, Islam, Kirby, Language, Magic, Monsters, Mythology, Religion, Television, Video Games | Tagged abu tha'labah al-khushani, aladdin, alawi, alif the unseen, angels, arabian nights, bahamut, druze, dungeons and dragons, efreeti, fairies, g. willow wilson, ghouls, gustave flaubert, hadith, hinn, iblis, ifrit, jinn, king solomon, king vikramaditya, kirby's dream land 2, marids, muhammad, nasnas, night of the living dead, queen of sheba, quran, shaitan, shiqq, sila, succubus, the fisherman and the jinni, the temptation of saint anthony, vampires, vetala, zombies |

When Women Fight, Only Men Benefit

Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution, by Mona Eltahawy – I first heard of Mona when she appeared on Bill Maher several years ago, and I found her quite charismatic. I have to wonder if … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Current Events, Feminism, Islam, Prejudice, Religion | Tagged bill maher, female genital mutilation, hadith, headscarves and hymens, khadija, mona eltahawy, muhammad, quran, rape, virginity |

The Virgin and the Houri

It’s a popular notion these days that Islamic terrorists believe they’ll be rewarded with seventy-two virgins in Paradise. Why seventy-two? There’s somewhat of a justification for this, but as usual the meme only tells part of the story. The Quran … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Discworld, Islam, Religion, Terry Pratchett | Tagged hadith, heaven, houri, muhammad, nephilim, paradise, quran, rincewind, terrorism, the light fantastic |

The Size of an Adam

This anti-Islam Chick Tract has Li’l Susy talking about Islamic belief on Adam. The bit about Adam being said to be ninety feet tall in the Hadith is true as far as it goes. They make reference to the first … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Islam, Jack Chick, Judaism, Mythology, Religion | Tagged adam and eve, creationism, giants, hadith, muhammad, talmud |

When Allah Ends It All

What I know about Islamic eschatology indicates that their beliefs about the end of the world aren’t too different from those of most other religions. In fact, as with much of Islam, it appears that a significant portion of it … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Religion | Tagged antichrist, eschatology, hadith, jesus, mahdi, masih ad-dajjal, muhammad, quran, ramadan, resurrection, twelfth imam |