Dear thexonic
There are some traditions that took an Islamic character to it, and there are many people who in the name of Islam do so many bad things to the religion and that what catches the eye of the western world and make them focus on it and don’t see the great things about it.
Not all kinds of reptiles are eatable unless the human is in a state of starvation and there isn’t anything but reptiles to eat. Hunting to eat yes, but hunting for the sake of hunting, I don’t believe so (I have to double check)
Dog fights aren’t part of the religion and so is underpaying or not paying the workers, wasting money on unnecessary things.
Marriage shouldn’t be specific to a nationality or race; unfortunately this took a political turn. And to marry more than 1, there are rules and regulations into it (inform me if you need to know them). And who said a guy cannot marry a woman older than him? The prophet married a woman almost double his age and I know so many who did.
Although doing good deeds and avoiding sins should be all year round, but Ramadan has its own characteristics. One of its days had the privilege to be the day the Qur’an started to come to earth from Allah. In Ramadan, we must fast, unlike the other 11 months. There are so many things about Ramadan that makes it special to us. For more information you can visit Islam on line website: http://www.islamonline.net/english/index.shtml
Or Islam web:
http://english.islamweb.net/ver2/MainPage/indexe.php

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