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The Dubai of Ancient Arabia?
Was Mecca really an ancient trading centre?
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Peter Townsend
Why Did Islamic Teaching Not Stop the 'Grooming Gangs'?
The 'Prophet' on Rape
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Peter Townsend
The Prophet's 'Star Wars'
The Qur'an's Interesting Take on 'Shooting Stars'
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Peter Townsend
What Can We Know About Allah?
The Qur'an's Mixed Messages About the Nature of God
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Peter Townsend
On Islam and Hate Speech
A Stunning Double Standard?
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Peter Townsend
Islam: The ‘Hotel California' of Religions
The Law of Apostasy and Its Consequences
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Peter Townsend

June 2025

A Stiff Drink with Allah's Blessing?
The Qur'an on Alcohol
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Peter Townsend
The Curious Case of the Missing Caliphs
Why are Islam's earliest leaders absent from the historical record?
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Peter Townsend
A Tale of Two (Arabian) Cities
Najran vs. Mecca in Ancient Sources
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Peter Townsend
Muhammad, His Prophetic Claims, and His Aorta
The perplexing presence of hadiths that seems to declare Muhammad to be a false prophet
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Peter Townsend
Rage Against the Line
The Sykes-Picot Agreement, Colonialism and Muslim Resistance
Islam Originated in Mecca? Not so fast!
The serious questions that should be asked about the origins of Islam
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Peter Townsend
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