Crowley Prof. of Islamic Studies & Theology, Notre Dame. "Exploring the Qur'an & the Bible." More at https://xitter.gq/t.co/J1jKEQao4x Father of 5. Sinner.
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The inside scoop on "Christianity and the Qur'an" 😁youtu.be/BOgqbXO4e-o?si=3cuG…
A terrific paper - congrats to Mohammed! 🏆
Announcing the Andrew Rippin Best Paper Prize Winner 2026-27! Mohammed A. Atbuosh "Notes on the Sacred marriage in Ancient South Arabia and the Islamic mutʿa-marriage" beta.iqsaweb.org/andrew-ripp…
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Announcing the Andrew Rippin Best Paper Prize Winner 2026-27! Mohammed A. Atbuosh "Notes on the Sacred marriage in Ancient South Arabia and the Islamic mutʿa-marriage" beta.iqsaweb.org/andrew-ripp…
Bin Laden Was a Nobody, Until this Happened youtu.be/W8mOPk20w8Y?si=PEeq… via @YouTube
(almost) everything you've heard about Saint Francis in Egypt is wrong. from yours truly... firstthings.com/the-myth-of-…
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Christians should recognize a special connection with the figures of Fatima and Husayn, revered by Shi'ite Muslims.
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The story for many Islamic reformers seems to be: propose reform at home, get accused of "undermining Islam" (or just blasphemy), flee to the US or Europe where western intellectuals adore you, but folks back home now make you out to be a collaborator, sell-out etc: Fazlur Rahman, Javed Ahmad Ghamidi, Fethullah Gulen, Nasr Abu Zayd, Abdolkarim Soroush and others I assume.
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Bin Laden was a nobody? New on Exploring! 🚨youtu.be/W8mOPk20w8Y?si=fatw…
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Extraordinary passage from Martin Lings (Abu Bakr Siraj al-Din): Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources. Describing the Muslims who entered the throne room of the Chr emperor of Ethiopia, he relates that the Ethiopians-bc of baptism & eucharist (!)-knew they were holy.
Yasir Qadhi, from his recent book "Understanding Salafism," insisting that he has "moved on" from Salafism, while he still recognizes its attraction...
Bin Laden was a nobody? New on Exploring! 🚨youtu.be/W8mOPk20w8Y?si=fatw…
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Brand new on Exploring! 🔥 How the USSR Accidentally Sparked Al-Qaeda youtu.be/W8mOPk20w8Y?si=83Nv… via @YouTube
Yasir Qadhi has been attacked from various sides, but it is worth remembering that he has spoken out clearly (with more credibility than most) against Jihadi-Salafism - & was courageous enough to face threats for this. From his recent book, "Understanding Salafism" 👇
Brand new on Exploring! 🔥 How the USSR Accidentally Sparked Al-Qaeda youtu.be/W8mOPk20w8Y?si=83Nv… via @YouTube
Did Muhammad really send some of his followers to Christian Ethiopia? Did the Christians there weep when they heard the Qur'an recited? My (Open-Access) article on the historical likelihood of the "first hijra": tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
Jordan is a country, unlike Lebanon, w/a strong central government (not perfect) - stable institutions (police, court system, even zoning/regulations). Might be a place where minorities could flourish. But it also has a history of Salafi-jihadism: Azzam, Zarqawi, Maqdisi etc.
7 dead, 10 injured in attack on Orthodox funeral in Jordan (+VIDEO)
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Gunmen opened fire on mourners inside a church during a funeral in central Jordan, killing at least seven people and wounding ten more.
No doubt the vast majority of Jordanians want the small Christian community there (with roots in the apostolic generation) to remain, but who can blame those Christians, already a tiny minority, who choose to leave?
سنواجه العمل الإرهابي الذي استهدف الكرك بأشد العقوبات. ومن توهم أن رصاص الغدر يشق صف الأردنيين، خاب مسعاه أمام صلابتنا ووحدتنا. جميع الأردنيين من شمال الوطن لجنوبه شركاء الأرض والموقف ولن ينفذ بينهما غدر. أحر التعازي لذوي الشهداء وأمنياتنا بالشفاء للمصابين
دم الأردني غالي، وسنضرب بيد من حديد من تطاول على هذا البلد