| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jun 20 01:49PM > to Islam if he pronounces and believes the one sentence that > expresses the two essential points of the Muslim faith. What is > this sentence (in English)? Allah is my god and Mohammed is his prophet. > H stands for, that will be a complete answer. Or else describe > the event and be sufficiently specific (you must mention who > and where). hegira > tolerated (they are called dhimmi) and given special status > in Muslim countries, but other non-Muslims are not tolerated. > Which non-Muslims are the ones who are tolerated? those who follow a Bible (Jews and Christians) > are AD as usual, not AH), served as physician to the Sultan > in Egypt, and wrote major works in philosophy, theology, and > biblical commentary. Avicenna > Europe, one was founded in a Muslim city. In addition to its > secular faculties, it had (and still has) the leading theological > school in Sunni Islam. Name either the city or the university. Baghdad > movement and its party """still use""" in Egypt? Answer in > English or Arabic, but be sufficiently specific to distinguish > it from any similarly named parties. Muslim Brotherhood > 8. What Egyptian novelist, author of the Cairo Trilogy, won the > Nobel Prize for literature """about 10 years ago"""? Mafouz > The caliph who ruled Baghdad 786-809 appears in some of the > "Arabian Nights" stories, wandering the city in disguise at > night. Who was this adventurous caliph? *Full name required*. Haroun al-Rashid > They carry out peaceful direct actions, environmental advocacy, > political lobbying, and public education to stem the tide of > planetary destruction. Greenpeace -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jun 20 05:37PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:xIednToTeJkeVFP9nZ2dnUU7- > to Islam if he pronounces and believes the one sentence that > expresses the two essential points of the Muslim faith. What is > this sentence (in English)? "There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is his prophet" > H stands for, that will be a complete answer. Or else describe > the event and be sufficiently specific (you must mention who > and where). Hejira > tolerated (they are called dhimmi) and given special status > in Muslim countries, but other non-Muslims are not tolerated. > Which non-Muslims are the ones who are tolerated? Christians and Jews > are AD as usual, not AH), served as physician to the Sultan > in Egypt, and wrote major works in philosophy, theology, and > biblical commentary. Maimonides > Europe, one was founded in a Muslim city. In addition to its > secular faculties, it had (and still has) the leading theological > school in Sunni Islam. Name either the city or the university. Cairo > movement and its party """still use""" in Egypt? Answer in > English or Arabic, but be sufficiently specific to distinguish > it from any similarly named parties. Muslim Brotherhood > under non-Muslim rulers and laws. The "father of modern > Pakistan" was not a religious Muslim, but he still led many > Muslims out of newly independent India. Who was he? Jinnah > 8. What Egyptian novelist, author of the Cairo Trilogy, won the > Nobel Prize for literature """about 10 years ago"""? Mahfouz > The caliph who ruled Baghdad 786-809 appears in some of the > "Arabian Nights" stories, wandering the city in disguise at > night. Who was this adventurous caliph? *Full name required*. Harun al-Rashid (?) > Aristotle's philosophy with Christianity. Who was this Muslim > philosopher, who lived 1126-98 and was considered a religious > skeptic by some people? Avicenna (?) > They carry out peaceful direct actions, environmental advocacy, > political lobbying, and public education to stem the tide of > planetary destruction. Greenpeace -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jun 21 03:16AM -0700 On 6/19/21 9:52 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > to Islam if he pronounces and believes the one sentence that > expresses the two essential points of the Muslim faith. What is > this sentence (in English)? There is no god but Allah and Mohammad is his prophet > H stands for, that will be a complete answer. Or else describe > the event and be sufficiently specific (you must mention who > and where). hajj > tolerated (they are called dhimmi) and given special status > in Muslim countries, but other non-Muslims are not tolerated. > Which non-Muslims are the ones who are tolerated? people of the Book (Christians and Jews) > Europe, one was founded in a Muslim city. In addition to its > secular faculties, it had (and still has) the leading theological > school in Sunni Islam. Name either the city or the university. Baghdad; Cairo > They carry out peaceful direct actions, environmental advocacy, > political lobbying, and public education to stem the tide of > planetary destruction. Greenpeace > 150 chief executives of leading Canadian companies and engages > in research, consultation, and advocacy. Its own president > and CEO is Tom d'Aquino. Canadian Chamber of Commerce -- Dan Tilque |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jun 20 05:35PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:mrednStLuZ52VVP9nZ2dnUU7- > First woman professional hockey player. (Also first woman NHL player, > although she only ever appeared in an exhibition game.) 4 for Bruce, > Joshua, Stephen, and Pete. I believe Rhéaume was not the first woman to be a professional hockey player; Karen Koch played professionally for the Marquette Iron Rangers of the United States Hockey League in 1969-70, before Rhéaume was born. See https://www.theicegarden.com/2017/7/6/15904278/womens-hockey-history- origins-pioneer-karen-koch-marquette-iron-rangers-goalie-ushl-pro-paid-to- play for more information. -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 20 04:02PM -0500 Mark Brader: >> First woman professional hockey player. (Also first woman NHL player, >> although she only ever appeared in an exhibition game.) 4 for Bruce, >> Joshua, Stephen, and Pete. Joshua Kreitzer: > the United States Hockey League in 1969-70, before Rhéaume was born. See > https://www.theicegarden.com/2017/7/6/15904278/womens-hockey-history-origins-pioneer-karen-koch-marquette-iron-rangers-goalie-ushl-pro-paid-to-play > for more information. Thanks, interesting. I would've accepted the expected answer anyway, but in fact all four entrants who got this gave the NHL answer. -- Mark Brader "Hey, I don't want to control people's lives! Toronto (If they did things right, I wouldn't have to.)" msb@vex.net -- "Coach" My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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