Tag Archives: Muslim

9 Astonishing Facts in the Quran that will Surprise You

Ever since the dawn of mankind, we have sought to understand nature and our place in it. In this quest for the purpose of life many people have turned to religion. Most religions are based on books claimed by their followers to be divinely inspired, without any proof. Islam is different because it is based upon reason and proof. There …

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The Remarkable Structure of the Qur’an

The arrangement of the Qur’an is one of many reasons why Muslims believe that it could only have come from God. In fact, modern research has discovered a remarkable structure in the Qur’an known as ring composition.

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French Muslim students responded to the Paris attacks with this video

The Etudiants Musulmans de France, a nearly three-decade-old group representing thousands of Muslim students in France, called the Paris attackers anti-Islamic cowards, and pledged their solidarity to France in a moving video released on Nov. 15. “They think they are fighting Crusaders, and they invoke the Qur’an, and quote its verses. But shedding the blood of an innocent has no …

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Young, Muslim, Female…and Not a Stereotype Posted by Nour Soubani

Skimming through my Advanced Placement world history textbook, I came to a section titled “Gender Relations in Islam.” The words that followed jumped out at me. “According to the Quran, women are to satisfy men’s sexual desires and to bear children …women are considered sexually seductive …” Confusion. Shock. Anger.  Although this was just a small section in a whole, more …

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