Tag Archives: Khalil Gibran

touch the hem of his garment….

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Dave

Something wild. Completely out of touch with reality? The celebration of loyalty and allegiance in Morocco to the king is something out of a bygone era, and woeful reminder that Morocco still has a bumpy and lumpy road if it … Continue reading →

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art of the letter: consciousness and calligraphy

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Dave

The art of Arab calligraphy. A union of Arabs somehow never works; there is always something avant-garde, even prophetic in the periodic Renaissance of the Arab world, a brotherhood that is alive even if it remains metaphysical and spiritual and … Continue reading →

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knew the Truth

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Dave

He died in his favorite wife Aisha’s arms, unable to lift himself up and attend prayers in the mosque. he raised his hand, said, “with the most high companion,” and died. But the call to arms against the infidel remained… … Continue reading →

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all the way down to nothin’ mostly

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Dave

the Prophet armed. The ambivalent relationship between the Sword and the Word… Mohammed began to send raiding parties against Meccan caravans. Booty was his first source of income and allowed him to build up a treasury. His first real battle, … Continue reading →

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sacred war & the prophet: keep the blade sharpened

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Dave

The Prophet Armed. Rock the Kaaba.Islam is the only one of the world’s great religions to have been founded on the Sword as well as the Word. It began with The thirty-nine …. Southern Arabia was a remote and backward … Continue reading →

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had-ith enough: incentives for conversion

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Dave

He was the Night Rider. The Night journey of Mohammed in the black reaches of the sky. Timing is everything….Muslims talk about the Prophet as if they had personally known him. Such stories and sayings, repeated after the Prophet’s death … Continue reading →

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across a universe: the good companions

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Dave

Among the fountains of Granada the Islamic civilization reached a lovely apogee, and its spell has lasted ever since: the Alhambra was the flower of Islam and the crown of Arabism… But on the whole it is better seen at … Continue reading →