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did muslims vote for proposition 8?
By
Aziz Poonawalla
In response to this angry blogger’s accusation that muslims voted in favor of California’s Proposition 8 (which outlawed gay marriage), I’ve put up a post at Progressive Revival, Beliefnet’s group politics blog, which asks where the evidence is. It should be noted that Mormons were instrumental in the bill’s defeat, but muslims are not as…
equal rights for bearded women
By
Aziz Poonawalla
This is hilarious: That’s very promising! Progress should be incremental. And the mullahs are always trying to encourage people to grow their beards, anyway…
(un) making Mecca
By
Aziz Poonawalla
In the year 2020, the Grand Mosque complex housing the Ka’aba might look something like this: This is just one possible design that will be floated by star architects Norman Foster and Zaha Hadid, recruited by King Abdullah to vastly increase capacity at the mosque: According to sources, the scheme for Islam’s holiest city could…
“I, Barack Hussein Obama, do solemnly swear…”
By
Aziz Poonawalla
On Inauguration Day, President Obama will take the oath of office using his full name. Q: Do you anticipate being sworn in as Barack Obama or Barack Hussein Obama? Obama: I think the tradition is that they use all three names, and I will follow the tradition, not trying to make a statement one way…
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