In purchasing Leonardo’s Salvator Mundi , is Abu Dhabi following Muhammad’s precedent of safeguarding a picture of the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ or engaging in conspicuous consumption with a hint of idolatry?
When the Palestinians killed wheelchair-bound Leon Klinghoffer, it launched two movies and an opera, but when the Israelis kill a young man they themselves put in a wheelchair, it doesn’t even merit decent news coverage:
A federal judge says the U.S. cannot continue to deny an American citizen his right to an attorney:
Prince Al-Waleed “is demanding a proper investigation and was willing to fight it out in court”:
- Challenging the Saudi Crown Prince: Alwaleed bin Talal Toughs It Out (Huffington Post)
The threats due to Muslims and Mexicans may be exaggerated, but this Dutch immigrant is an embarrassment to America:
“Quraishi-Landes argues that … Sharia, properly defined, encompasses all laws serving the public good — that is, it includes both fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) and siyasa (statutory law), even if siyasa is not derived from scripture”:
- Islam, Human Rights, and Religious Freedom: A Jurist’s Analysis (Center for Global Policy)
At least the the U.S. government has the moral sense to be ashamed of killing civilians to the point of lying about it:
- The US-led War Against ISIS Is Killing 31 Times More Civilians Than Claimed. Report (Global Research)
“The case could have far-reaching implications for the security services who use undisclosed intelligence to conduct tens of thousands of random stops at airports each year”:
- British Muslim Wins Right to Challenge Secret Intelligence Used to Stop and Question Him (Telegraph)
“I was expecting something of this sort and was well prepared. It does not matter what people think. It was our decision” — the bride:
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