What should my wife wear to an occasion that requests "please observe Islamic dress code?" We are non-Muslims. [more inside]
posted by feelinggood on Aug 1, 2009 - 15 answers

Where, online, can I find photographs and scans of classical Asian and Middle Eastern art? Specifically, where can I find images that I could ethically and practically print and hang in small frames above my desk? [more inside]
posted by embrangled on Jun 30, 2009 - 9 answers

I have a blanket with Islamic (Arabic) writing (maybe parts of the Quran, Koran?) woven around it that I found and need help identifying it? [more inside]
posted by Listening on Apr 6, 2009 - 11 answers

Can a non-Muslim get a mortgage loan from an Islamic bank in the USA?
posted by parmanparman on Nov 5, 2008 - 11 answers

[pedestrian-filter] According to a news-story in Swedens leading paper, there's a hidden, religious symbol in a ordinary pedestrian sign - a symbol that get's taped over in islamic countries. Calling all pedestrians to verify or falisfy this claim. [more inside]
posted by Rabarberofficer on Aug 22, 2008 - 8 answers

Name that tune. Specifically, the melody that starts at 8 seconds. (flash video) [more inside]
posted by The White Hat on Apr 4, 2007 - 1 answer

Help me teach my class! Human and animal imagery in Islam - good, bad, situationally dependent? [more inside]
posted by dirtmonster on Sep 26, 2005 - 11 answers