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09 May Sydney Sermons, Islamic Incitement

Posted at 16:50h in Understanding Islam 1 Comment

Since the October 7 atrocity, there has been a string of anti-Jewish sermons delivered in Sydney mosques by Muslim preachers. These have attracted much critical attention in the Australian media. New South Wales Police, after conducting their own investigations, declared that they have no grounds to...

25 Jan Book Review by Mark Durie: Creating the Qur’an: A Historical-Critical Study by Stephen J. Shoemaker

Posted at 14:08h in Understanding Islam 0 Comments

Oakland: University of California Press. 2022. 353 pp. $34.95, paper. This review appeared in the Middle East Quarterly Volume 30(4). In Creating the Qur'an, Shoemaker, professor of religious studies and Christian studies at the University of Oregon, offers a closely argued account of how the Qur'an...

29 Oct A Q&A Primer on Hamas – Part 8

Posted at 08:57h in Changing World, Religious Literacy, Understanding Islam 4 Comments

This is the eighth in a series of daily posts for one week on the following topics: What is Hamas? Why does Hamas think it will win? Who supports Hamas? Who are the Palestinians? What is the occupation? Is antisemitism part of the problem? What...

27 Oct A Q&A Primer on Hamas – Part 7

Posted at 17:54h in Changing World, Religious Literacy, Understanding Islam 2 Comments

This is the seventh in a series of daily posts for one week on the following topics: What is Hamas? Why does Hamas think it will win? Who supports Hamas? Who are the Palestinians? What is the occupation? Is antisemitism part of the problem? What...

26 Oct A Q&A Primer on Hamas – Part 6

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This is the sixth in a series of daily posts for one week on the following topics: What is Hamas? Why does Hamas think it will win? Who supports Hamas? Who are the Palestinians? What is the occupation? Is antisemitism part of the problem? – This...

25 Oct A Q&A Primer on Hamas – Part 5

Posted at 16:37h in Changing World, Religious Literacy, Understanding Islam 2 Comments

This is the fifth in a series of daily posts for one week on the following topics: What is Hamas? Why does Hamas think it will win? Who supports Hamas? Who are the Palestinians? What is the occupation? – This is today’s post. Is antisemitism part...

24 Oct A Q&A Primer on Hamas – Part 4

Posted at 10:21h in Changing World, Religious Literacy, Understanding Islam 4 Comments

This is the fourth in a series of daily posts for one week on the following topics: What is Hamas? Why does Hamas think it will win? Who supports Hamas? Who are the Palestinians? – This is today’s post. What is the occupation? Is antisemitism part...

23 Oct A Q&A Primer on Hamas – Part 3

Posted at 09:54h in Changing World, Religious Literacy, Understanding Islam 0 Comments

This is the third in a series of daily posts for one week on the following topics: What is Hamas? Why does Hamas think it will win? Who supports Hamas? – This is today’s post. Who are the Palestinians? What is the occupation? Is antisemitism part...