Islamic Laws
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The Jerrycan Plan In Iran
“Bottoms up!” an Iranian police officer shouted to a teenager, and held out the spout of a red plastic container, called a jerrycan, which Iranians use to wash their behinds. “I can’t drink that crap!” the young man protested. “I could get sick, even die of cholera.” “You have to drink it,” the policeman insisted. “Your T-shirt has been deemed too Western and therefore un-Islamic.” “A T-shirt is a T-shirt.” “Yours is too tight.” “Oh,” the yo Read More... -
The Benefits of Islam - From a Christians Perspective
Eight years ago, I was on a transit at Heathrow Airport when I entered a bookshop and saw a rack of Middle Eastern novels written by Western authors. The covers all portrayed veiled women running away from an abusive husband, father or brother. Women I’d never knew personally, not at home in America or in my birth country of Iraq. Although I realize they exist everywhere. I came home looking for stories that portrayed the healthier part of the A Read More... -
The Islamic Deception
Google the phrase “Muslim violence,” and more than 29 million entries pop up. Granted, some of these citations represent violence committed against Muslims, but, unfortunately, quite a few represent violence committed in the name of Islam. This makes me wonder: What does Islam really stand for? I hear a great deal about Muslims who do not believe in violence. Yet, it seems that this is a troubling form of faith that rewards people for commit Read More...
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