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  2. Religion and alcohol - Wikipedia

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    Research on the correlation between religiosity and alcohol consumption reveals the complex interplay between religious affiliation, cultural context, and drinking patterns. Understanding these dynamics is crucial for informing public health initiatives and interventions aimed at addressing alcohol-related issues within specific religious ...

  3. Religion and drugs - Wikipedia

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    In Hasidic Judaism alcohol consumption is more common, especially at communal religious events like the farbrengen or tisch, where alcohol often accompanies singing and Torah study. If the drinking is moderate, for the purpose of Divine service, and done together with other chassidim , it is considered useful for expanding the mind and ...

  4. Anti-Sunnism - Wikipedia

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    [citation needed] Sunni-majority provinces are neglected by the government, leading to socio-economic disenfranchisement and high rates of poverty. [61] [62] [63] Iran's first Supreme Leader Khomeini had held deeply anti-Sunni religious views, which was also reflected in the geo-political strategy he outlined in his "Last Will and Testament". [64]

  5. Islamic dietary laws - Wikipedia

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    For example, alcohol can be used as a disinfectant or for cleaning. [19] [20] The Alevi Muslims of Turkey permit alcohol, unlike many other denominations. [21] The Zaidi and Mutazili sects believe that the use of alcohol has always been forbidden and refer to the Qur'an Ayah (4:43) as feeling of sleepiness and not to be awake. [citation needed]

  6. Freedom of religion in the Comoros - Wikipedia

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    In 2022, the authorities did not allow non-Sunni religious groups to proselytize or assemble for religious activities in public, although foreigners are permitted to worship at three Christian churches in Moroni, Mutsamudu, and Moheli; foreign Shia Muslims can worship at a Shia mosque in Moroni.

  7. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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    Given Hazelden’s long history of treating addicts, Seppala could have stubbornly stuck to the brand. But he was willing to consider alternatives. He’d come to Hazelden in the mid-’70s, as its first adolescent resident, for an addiction to drugs and alcohol. “I blamed myself so much,” he recalled. “I really hated myself.

  8. Sunni Islam in Iraq - Wikipedia

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    In the early Islamic period, Iraq was a key center of the Abbasid Caliphate, with the city of Baghdad serving as its capital from the 8th to the 13th century. Sunni Arabs played a significant role in the administration (including the ruling Abbasid dynasty) and cultural life of the caliphate, and many important figures of Islamic scholarship and literature emerged from Iraq during this time ...

  9. Religion in Kurdistan - Wikipedia

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    The great mosque in Mardin. The majority of Kurdish people are Muslim by religion. [1] [2] [3] While the relationship between religion and nationalism has usually been strained and ambivalent with the strong hold of the Islamic leaders in Kurdish society, it has generally been the conservative Muslim Kurds who formed the backbone of the Kurdish movements.