I believe that the earliest source we have for the life of the Prophet is the Quran itself. And I believe the Quran is early.
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religion
Rumi and Shakespeare: On Forgiveness and Reconciliation
Jalaluddin Rumi (d. 1273) has sometimes been called “the Shakespeare of the East.” The comparison is just
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Tacitus, shared how Nero “polluted himself by every lawful or lawless indulgence.”
War, Peace, and Erasure: Lessons from Wakara for Gaza and Beyond
Long before Israelis invoked the bible erase a Palestinian homeland another colonizing people sought to remake a land in the image of their God
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It looks like the perverse romance between MAGA and Israel’s Likud Party is becoming frayed at the edges.
Pope Leo XIV: “We Know Israel does not … Accept” Palestinian State, But “We see it as the only Solution”
What I like about Pope Leo’s remarks is that he openly admitted that the Israeli government is die-hard opposed to a two-state solution
Syrian FM: Israel’s deadly Incursion against Islamic Group a ‘War Crime’ after 13 killed
appeared to be more democratic compared to other political parties when it comes to their internal administration
Trump using Jews to Ban Free Speech: The Ultimate in Antisemitism
In an extraordinarily effective work of political theater the Heritage Foundation dubbed its political opponents supporters of terrorism
When Zohran Mamdani campaigned in Arabic, He was Speaking an old American Language
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani made a campaign ad in quite passable colloquial Arabic for the some 180,000 Arab residents of New York, who live primarily along Steinway Street in Queens and in Brooklyn. Mamdani’s wife, artist Rama Duwaji, is a Houstonian whose family hails from Syria. Some observers are suggesting […]
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