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  • Islam traditionally splits the world into dar al-Islam (the house of Islam) and dar al-Harb (the house of war), the latter being so described to emphasise Islam's aspirations to conquer such territories in dar al-Harb and render them part of dar al-Islam.

    It's a war and we have to realise it soon Not a sheep 2009

  • My troll-dar is pretty good but thanks for the tip anyway.

    Think Progress » Lieberman Begins To Distance Himself From The Health Care Bill That He Crafted 2010

  • Islam traditionally splits the world into dar al-Islam (the house of Islam) and dar al-Harb (the house of war), the latter being so described to emphasise Islam's aspirations to conquer such territories in dar al-Harb and render them part of dar al-Islam.

    It's a war and we have to realise it soon (update) Not a sheep 2009

  • Gay-dar is an example of the sort of groovy neo-logism loved by the press.

    The Sensible Season Newmania 2008

  • Hanging in dar like hair on a biscuit and everybody is trying to pick me off!

    Long-Lost Language 2008

  • In the late 1980s, landless and increasingly desperate Arabs began banding together to wrest their own dar from the black farmers.

    The Real Roots of Darfur 2007

  • It's not because racist incidents are all over the news right now, it's because Nora's POC "race-dar" is going off.

    SeeLight: 2007

  • It's not because racist incidents are all over the news right now, it's because Nora's POC "race-dar" is going off.

    In Other News: Race Activists Now Have Superpowers 2007

  • In the late 1980s, landless and increasingly desperate Arabs began banding together to wrest their own dar from the black farmers.

    The Real Roots of Darfur 2007

  • In the late 1980s, landless and increasingly desperate Arabs began banding together to wrest their own dar from the black farmers.

    The Real Roots of Darfur 2007

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