The Hidden Gates of Damascus
| A man's thoughts about women equality | |
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First of all I want to apologize for not posting for a long time. I have been busy a lot, and at some time of desperation and boredom, I considered deleting the whole blog, because of my inactivity. |
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| Stop the "Honor Crime" | |
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I haven't had time to update the blog, but I was really excited when I read an article at Syra-news.com website, and I had to post something about it. We all hear about the horrible so-called "Honor Crimes" that steal women's lives away mercilessly. |
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| The rudiments have always been misinterpreted duri... | |
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The rudiments have always been misinterpreted during history, dispite the good intentions of many disciples who's faithfull belief was strong and unswayed. Most leaders interpret the old words to their advantage in the attempt of gaining leadership and power over those unfortunate enough to fall under their maliciousness and manipulative ways. |
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| Is the state really Secular? | |
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As I stated before, Syria is one of the few countries in the area that are officially secular. Many religious people complain about the secularism of the state. |
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| Prophet Muhammad and Damascus | |
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There are two legends concerning the trip of Prophet Muhammad to Damascus, and his refusal to enter the great city. The first and most popular legend says that the Prophet took the mountain road to Damascus. |
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| The Beautiful Damascus of the 19th Century | |
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 Here are some of what an American, an English, and a French authors had to say about the beautiful Damascus of the 19th century. |
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| When the Syrian god led the Arabian gods... | |
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 The most worshiped and higehst deity in pre-islamic Arabia (now Saudi Arabia and the other Arabian Gulf countries) during that time was "Hubal", Our Syrian god of the Moon. |
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The major religion in Syria is Sunni, or Orthodox, Islam. Islam reached Syria a few years after the death of the Prophet, Muhammad, when the Arabs army conquered Syria completely in 640.The Sunni sect is also the major sect in Islam worldwide, except in a few countries like Iran and Iraq. According to The CIA Factbook, Sunnis make 74% of the Syrian nation. |
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