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On troubling Hadiths

Posted in Al-Azl, Coitus Interruptus, Hadiths, History, Islam, Middle Ages, Rape, Religion, Rights of Woman, Sexuality, Social History, War on May 30, 2007 | 11 Comments »

A few thoughts on hadiths and religion in general:
I had a difficult relationship with religion while I was growing up. As a child, I used to be a voracious reader and stumbled upon lots of things, including the Hadith collection my parents had. Now there was one particular Hadith that I read when i was [...]

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The Painted Page : Folio Society Gallery@ British Library

Posted in Art, British Library, Exhibitions, Illuminated Manuscripts, Imagery, London, Manuscripts, Medieval Art, Middle Ages, Social History, Virtual Gallery on December 15, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

Right now the Painted Page exhibition at the new Folio Society Gallery @ the British Library is showing Images of medieval life in the Luttrell Psalter. You can view the original 13th Century illuminated mansuscript in the John Ritblat Gallery also at the BL.
The exhibition uses a mix of facsimile images of the manuscript + [...]

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