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Does Islam Allow Polygamy?

The Koran does allow a man to have more than one wife, up to four, if he can support them. The Prophet Muhammad, himself, had multiple wives. However, that doesn't mean all modern Muslim nations treat...

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Orientalism In Film And Television By Filiz Cicek

For as long as there has been film, there have been Muslim bad guys. Whether they are Rudolph Valentino’s swarthy sheikh or the countless Arabs scattered throughout the Indiana Jones movies, Muslims...

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American Muslims Feel They Are Thriving

A new Gallup poll strives to understand the American Muslim community.  The major themes of the findings are that the community is diverse and that it doesn't feel it's doing as well as the rest of...

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Energy And Security In The Persian Gulf

Over the last several years we’ve been hearing the idea that the United States must become energy independent – that it’s a matter of national security the country ween itself off of foreign oil.

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Why Profiling Doesn’t Work

By targeting only certain passengers for additional screening, "blind spots" can be easily identified and duplicitously exploited by violent extremists wishing our country harm.

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Amidst KAUST Progress, Bigotry Against Migrant Workers Persists

While Saudi women may have won a coveted measure of freedom to pursue their academic goals on the KAUST campus, a recent controversy illustrates that not all disenfranchised factions of Saudi society...

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Saudi Citizens Protest Through Art

Saudi Arabian artists are standing up to the “extreme” Islam in the country and expressing their desire for moderation and rights through artwork.

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Saudi Arabia Pledges Aid to Pakistan Refugees

The Saudi government has donated more than US$10 million to UNHCR to benefit the internally displaced peoples in Pakistan.

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Valuable Parrots Taught To Recite the Quran

Parrots who can recite more complex text are worth more than parrots who only speak words or phrases. If a parrot can recite Suras, they become worth 20,000 Riyals, or over $5,000 dollars.

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Saudi Cleric Allows Women To Forgo Face Veils In Banned Countries

A popular Saudi cleric ruled over the weekend that women in countries enacting a "burqa ban" may reveil their faces.

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Muslim Maids Only In Saudi Homes

A controversial cleric has demanded all foreign maids be Muslim in Saudi homes.

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Saudi Arabia Aims To Curb Excessive Fatwas

Saudi King Abdullah issued an order prohibiting non-clergy from releasing religious rulings, or fatwas.

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Relief Raised For Pakistan As Levees Threaten To Give

Several Muslim-majority nations, organizations and individuals have raised a combined one billion dollars in aid to Pakistan.

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Why Aren’t More Women In Islamic Finance?

Gulf women in particular are better educated and are in control of a significant amount of wealth. Why don't more work for financial institutions?

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Niqab Bans Not Way To Assimilate Muslims Into Society

Zehra Rizavi of Altmuslimah.com discusses why the face veil bans sweeping Europe are not the way to promote a tolerant society.

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Saudi Arabia Eagerly Awaits Hajj Tourism

Fears over the H1N1 virus, or "swine flu" kept many from making the pilgrimage last year.

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First Pharaonic Inscription Discovered In Saudi Arabia

The first pharaonic inscription predating Islam has been found by Saudi archaeologists near the oasis city of Tayma.

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12,000 American Muslims Expected To Make Hajj

2.5 million pilgrims worldwide are expected to arrive in Mecca says Saudi Arabian embassy spokesman Nall Al-Jubeir.

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Grand Mufti Condemns Terrorism In Hajj Speech

In his speech, Sheikh Abdul Aziz condemned terrorism and said Allah had given humans the ability to choose between "good and evil."

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Mecca And The Marketplace

Mecca's market during Hajj is full of people selling goods to pilgrims. Some come from all over Saudi Arabia as well as surrounding countries.

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