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The Story of Bayad and Riyad. This is a romance set in Iraq, in which Bayad, a young merchant, falls in love with Riyad, the attendant of a noble lady.
(Source: middleeasternpoetry, via azaadi)
يـا ليت قومى يعلمون
I found out that I lived next to his home when I was in Egypt weeks ago.
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قصة السندباد بالكرشوني (مكتوبة بالعربية بالحروف السريانسة)
Sindbad the Sailor, in Arabic using the Syriac alphabet (Garšūnī).
“O departing one! Leave behind good deeds!” —Arabic Proverb
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"Saying that Quran is not inherently a patriarchal text does not automatically imply that Quran is inherently feminist either."
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-Awais Aftab, Some Thoughts on Islamic Feminism
YES! Thank you for saying that. “Islam is/Islam isn’t” are two sides of the same coin if you ask me.
That being said, I don’t necessarily agree with Aftab’s contentions.
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