Shahab Ahmed
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FlyDie, Volume Two
Nineteen more FlyDie comments across six threads: the three pillars of caste, what the Mughals took from the land, how the Rig Veda got written, Kerala’s three-cornered trade, and Bollywood…
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Quick Review: Shahab Ahmed, What is Islam
Omar Ali reposts an old review of Shahab Ahmed’s What Is Islam?, finding the book unclear about its aim but a good rebuttal to monochrome views of Islam. His verdict…
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Drinking (alcohol) During Ramadan
Omar Ali, citing Shahab Ahmed, notes that alcohol is prohibited in Islam yet part of Islamicate culture, then surveys how access ranges from strict bans in Saudi Arabia and Iran…
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Quick Review: What is Islam, by Shahab Ahmed
A quick review of Shahab Ahmed’s What is Islam?, which the reviewer finds overlong and unclear in purpose: it shows the wide variety of belief and practice in Islamicate societies,…
