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  2. Aniconism in Islam - Wikipedia

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    These pictures were meant to illustrate the story and not to infringe on the Islamic prohibition of idolatry, but many Muslims regard such images as forbidden. [1] In secular art of the Muslim world, representations of human and animal forms historically flourished in nearly all Islamic cultures, although, partly because of opposing religious ...

  3. Islamic dietary laws - Wikipedia

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    Halal butcher shop in Shanghai, China. In Islamic law, dhabīḥah (Arabic: ذَبِيحَة) is the prescribed method of slaughter for halal animals. It consists of a swift, deep incision to the throat with a very sharp knife, cutting the wind pipe, jugular veins and carotid arteries on both sides but leaving the spinal cord intact.

  4. Comparison of Islamic and Jewish dietary laws - Wikipedia

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    The Islamic dietary laws and the Jewish dietary laws (kashrut; in English, kosher) are both quite detailed, and contain both points of similarity and discord.Both are the dietary laws and described in distinct religious texts: an explanation of the Islamic code of law found in the Quran and Sunnah and the Jewish code of laws found in the Torah, Talmud and Shulchan Aruch.

  5. Food and drink prohibitions - Wikipedia

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    Islam has similar laws, dividing foods into haram (forbidden) and halal (permitted). Jains often follow religious directives to observe vegetarianism. Some Hindus do not eat beef, and some Hindus, especially those from the Upper Castes consider vegetarianism as ideal, and practise forms of vegetarianism. [5]

  6. List of museums of Islamic art - Wikipedia

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    Museum of Western and Oriental Art [28] United Arab Emirates Sharjah: Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization: 5,000 [29] [30] United Kingdom Oxford: Ashmolean Museum [3] United Kingdom Oxford: Bodleian Library [3] United Kingdom London: British Library [3] United Kingdom London: British Museum: 40,000 [31] [3] United Kingdom Edinburgh

  7. Wine in religious communities of the Middle East - Wikipedia

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    The Egyptian Jewish communities of the medieval period used wine sacramentally in feasts, prayers, and at holy events, and also prescribed its use in Talmudic medicine. As the wine had to be prepared according to Jewish doctrine, only Jews could undertake its preparation, so a “ramified wine-trade was a necessity of life.” [5] According to the documents of the Cairo Geniza, which mainly ...

  8. A world famous Lebanese porn actress has been receiving death ...

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    The Muslim Girl blog also took issue with Khalifa wearing a hijab while performing sex acts because it is an inaccurate depiction of Muslim sex since Muslim women don't normally wear the garb ...

  9. Halal - Wikipedia

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    Free from any component that Muslims are prohibited from eating according to Islamic law. [11] The most common example of haram (non-halal) food is pork. While pork is the only meat that categorically may not be consumed by Muslims (the Quran forbids it, [12] Surah 2:173 and 16:115) [13] [14] other foods not in a state of purity are also ...