Editor’s introduction: Most Islamic scholars today consider tobacco haram. The two leading reasons are: 1) The Harm Principle (Qur’an 2:195 – “Do not throw yourselves into destruction”) Smoking is proven to cause cancer, heart disease, and premature death. Based on this, many scholars now consider it haram due to its clear and significant harm to the body, which violates the Islamic principle of preserving life.…
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“I don’t know if these alt-lives exist in some multiverse, with angels and jinn visiting from them now and then.” Wednesday, 21 May 2025 01:35Written by Eric WalbergЭрик Вальберг / Уолберг | إيريك والبرغ How can a cat be alive and dead at the same time? I love how science has rediscovered religion. Leaving aside the Big Bang theory, the…
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Canadian Muslim author Eric Walberg comments on Press TV’s story: “The World Health Organization has sounded the alarm about imminent famine in Gaza, amid Israel’s total ban on humanitarian aid. It said the lack of immediate access to food and essential supplies is causing more deaths across the blockaded territory.”
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Eric Walberg, a Canadian Muslim journalist, is the author of The Canada-Israel Nexus, Islamic Resistance to Imperialism, From Postmodernism to Postsecularism, and Postmodern Imperialism. By Eric Walberg (subscribe to his Substack The internet, computers have been a boon to essayists like Edward Curtin (and me!). He/you/we can publish at online sites (DissidentVoice.org is a favorite for us) and then publish…
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