Tag Archives: islamic history

Curriculum on early Islam

Posted on April 21, 2017 by askanislamicist

Kim asked: Dear Jessica, I hope you are still taking questions on this site. I am an aspiring Religion teacher (high school level) who want to ask about early Muslim history. To summarize, there is a lot of fear, hate … Continue reading →

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Islam and evolution

Posted on November 23, 2015 by askanislamicist

Umar asked: Hi there, I am a Muslim, but I’m struggling to reconcile evolution with my religion. I completely accept the evidence for evolution, and honestly, I’m more likely to give up my religion than I am to take up … Continue reading →

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Modern hadith studies

Posted on August 3, 2015 by askanislamicist

Nader asked: Hi Jessica, A very nice blog attracting sincere and relevant questions 🙂 Congratulations for this job. I have been reading for a while papers dealing with the authenticity of the hadiths and I must admit I still didn’t … Continue reading →

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1400 years is actually a really long time…

Posted on May 20, 2015 by askanislamicist

Bob asked: I appreciate your blog very much. It’s actually rather amazing that you do this. I have a friend of the Fox News always on in the living room sort. He knows I am of a totally different political … Continue reading →

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Why was the Islamic expansion successful?

Posted on July 14, 2014 by askanislamicist

So, following on from my last post, I thought I’d talk a bit about the historical circumstances that made the Muslim army so successful. To put this in context, the Muslim military apparatus conquered territory from the tip of Spain … Continue reading →

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Imaginary Islamophobic Strawman: Isn’t Islam a violent religion?

Posted on June 18, 2014 by askanislamicist

So I’ve been considering for a while doing a series of blog posts on “conversations with an imaginary Islamophobic strawman.”  The problem I run in to, trying to answer a lot of the questions that come through on this site, … Continue reading →

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Sources on the Crusades

Posted on May 2, 2014 by askanislamicist

H asked: If you were to create a fantasy/alternative universe world that referenced Crusader-era religious politics in an exaggerated and fictitiously magical way, what would be a good way to make sure that all religious themes are represented as respectfully … Continue reading →

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Islamic Imperialism

Posted on April 22, 2014 by askanislamicist

Lee asked: Hi, Jessica. Was referred to your blog by a local participant in an ongoing argument about Sharia and how it fits in American jurisprudence. I find your opinions fascinating even though a bit biased toward Islam, and in … Continue reading →

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Richard Dawkins says dumb stuff (again).

Posted on August 17, 2013 by askanislamicist

Maybe I need to start a “Richard Dawkins says dumb stuff” tag… So last week, the Professor for the Public Understanding of Science tweeted: “All the world’s Muslims have fewer Nobel Prizes than Trinity College, Cambridge. They did great things … Continue reading →

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When do the Arabs become the Muslims?

Posted on June 12, 2013 by askanislamicist

Okay, so almost kind of back to writing regularly … a few weeks later than expected.  My apologies, once again.  As I mentioned in my last post, I was back in the UK two weeks ago, in order to participate … Continue reading →

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