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[lollardfish]

This article in the NY Times Magazine is a must-read as it seems to clearly articulate a number of things that many people do not understand about Islam, particularly Shariah. I do not know if the author's location of the transformation of Shariah to something less flexible to the late 19th/c Ottoman Empire is controversial or not, but it seems reasonable.

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[ferrousoxide.livejournal.com]

Doh. It's listed as "subscription required." Too bad, as i've been making a point of reading about Islam lately.

[lollardfish.livejournal.com]

All NY Times stuff is free, though some of it you have to sign in for (but you can just use bugmenot extension to get through that).

[lollardfish.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, it doesn't even make me sign in for it?

[zinzinzinnia.livejournal.com]

Registration to NYT online is free. Once you're registered and signed in, it keeps you logged in pretty much permanently.

[lollardfish.livejournal.com]

Bugmenot works, says the wife, regardless.

[zinzinzinnia.livejournal.com]

Yes, but doesn't Bugmenot work by using/sharing an existing "fake" login? So the principle is the same: NYT keeps you logged in once you're logged in, so you don't need to enter a login to view articles.

[lollardfish.livejournal.com]

Yes. I had, however, logged out when I tried it, but not cleared cookies.