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…. The Bible, the Talmud and the Koran are rife with distinctions between saintly righties and sinister lefties. Buddha sends his adherents down the right-hand path to Nirvana. Satan sits to God's left and is often portrayed as left-handed. In separating…

…by Adam’s rib, and she was responsible for the fall of the Garden of Eden, Muslim society believes that women should always be inferior to men. In most Muslim countries, a woman may be denied a male partner by being married off to the Koran to prevent…

…. Children are the crux of the Islamic law against women marrying outside the faith. 9 Since the sacred verses of the Koran teach that Muslim identity is transferred through the father, a man can marry…

…, in Islam, the Koran allows divorce and remarriage, and it is based for the most part on the very same Bible that Aquinas defended. Aquinas makes clear that sex is right only when it is for the purpose of reproduction and it should only be between a male…

…teaches that the Koran is literal word of God, with no man being able to claim responsibility for it. When the Saracens expect the return and vengeance of Charlemagne, they pray to their god Tervagant, who does not come to their aid. Angered…

…live solely based around the concept of god, or the biblical laws. In our day and age we have the freedom to choose what laws we can live by, or what god we choose to follow. Our boundaries though, are not the written laws of the Bible, Koran, Torah, or any…

…sisters only received traditional educations at home. As it was the tradition in high-class Muslim families, girls learned to read Arabic (so as to be able to read the Koran) and Urdu (in order to read the popular books on "feminine" conduct). Girls were kept…

…of books as well as the Koran and followed strictly the Nation of Islam's dietary laws and moral codes. After his parole in 1952, Malcolm X undertook organisational work for the "Nation of Islam" under the guidance of Elijah Muhammad. Minister Malcolm X…

…, then a genuflection followed by two prostrations, and finally a sitting posture. In each of these postures prayers and portions of the Koran, the holy book are said. The third duty of a Muslim is to pay zakat. This was originally the tax levied by Muhammad on the wealthy…

…and role of alcoholic beverages within its social structure. In some cultures drinking is either forbidden or frowned upon. The Koran contains prohibitions against drinking, and Muslims are forbidden to sell or serve alcoholic beverages. Hindus take a negative…