Summary
A collection of news and information related to Qur'an published by Tribune Company sources.
» Search within 64 items
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
>
64 items on Qur'an
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
>
-
Compulsive shopping: Is it a disorder?
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThere is little doubt that compulsive shopping can cause severe impairment and distress -- two key criteria for formal recognition as a mental disorder. But the rest remains up for grabs: Is compulsive shopping a biologically driven disease of the brain,...Tags: Insurance, Addiction, Values, Health Treatments, Religious Texts
-
Shopping's dark side: The compulsive buyer
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIN A LAND where citizens are implored to shop as an expression of patriotism, where little girls can attend summer camp cruising the stores of a mall, and where the average credit-card holder is $1,673 behind in payments, buying things in the United...Tags: Consumers, Health Treatments, Medical Specialization, Religious Texts, Mental Illness
-
California's gay marriage law revives religious debate over homosexuality
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWith same-sex marriage now legal in California, people of faith are renewing a passionate debate over whether homosexuality is sanctioned by God. Christians, Jews and Muslims on both sides of the issue cite the holy writings of their religions. Some note...Tags: Christianity, Anglican, Torah, Referenda, Religious Texts
-
In the library with a leading Islamic liberal
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterCAIRO -- So many books stacked like brittle armies in quiet rooms above the traffic on a street of tailors and mechanics. A slight man in a brown suit, whose smooth face belies his 88 years, can slide one from shelves of thousands, brush its cover and...Tags: Unions, Religious Texts, Ramadan, Treaties, Government
-
An Iranian's vision of Jesus' life stirs debate
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAnother in a series of occasional articles. TEHRAN -- A man wrapped in a shawl stood at the door. "This is Jesus," said another man. Jesus sat and peeled an orange as his companion, Nader Talebzadeh, began to speak, precisely, so as not to be...Tags: Christianity, Benedict XVI, Religious Texts, Interreligious Dialogue, Physiology
-
The politics of resentment
When "tolerance" becomes a word of abuse in a place like the Netherlands, you know that something has gone seriously wrong. The Dutch have always taken pride in being the most tolerant people on Earth. And in less feverish times, no one could possibly...Tags: Civil Unrest, Values, Religious Texts, Religious Conflicts, Adolf Hitler
-
Muslim true/false
Winning hearts and minds -- the Bush administration, foreign policy wonks, even the U.S. military agree that this is the key to any victory over global terrorism. Yet our public diplomacy program has made little progress on improving America's image....Tags: Civil Unrest, Elections, Political Candidates, Terrorism, Barack Obama
-
'Abraham's Curse' by Bruce Chilton
Special to The TimesFebruary 26, 2008 Is there something uniquely bloodthirsty in the teachings of the Koran that has inspired a generational wave of Muslim suicide bombers and their supporters? These days a lot of people would like to know. Or is a justification for...Tags: Christianity, Terrorism, Anglican, Book, Biology
-
An Egyptian producer fights fire with fire
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFirst in a series of occasional articles. CAIRO -- It was a boyhood of miniskirts and stern-faced imams. As Ahmed abu Haiba grew into a man, he felt a kinship with the clerics who recited the Koran in badly lighted television studios, but he feared...Tags: Popular Music, International Relations, Religious Texts, Illnesses, Islam
-
Profit versus the prophet
On a humid morning in downtown Kuala Lumpur, women wearing patterned head scarves and long skirts walk in groups to work, strolling beneath a futuristic, Epcot-esque monorail and past neatly trimmed coconut palms. One cluster of women stops for lattes...Tags: Globalization, Petroleum Industry, HSBC Holdings Plc, International Relations, Religious Texts
Jul 21, 2008
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jul 21, 2008
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jun 19, 2008
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 6, 2008
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 29, 2008
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Feb 4, 2008
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 2, 2008
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Feb 25, 2008
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 6, 2008
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Feb 10, 2008
|Story| Los Angeles Times
