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James, I think it could be construed as an insensitive title, especially to someone of the Muslim faith (which I am not).
 
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James, I think it could be construed as an insensitive title, especially to someone of the Muslim faith (which I am not).
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As indeed could The Bible. There are plenty of films, books and videos of that title out there. How about 'Satanic Verses' for a title? 'The Sword of Allah' is in fact the soubriquet that was given to Muhammad's army commander. He was an amazing general. There's no hope if authors (or apprentices like me) start getting sensitive about titles!
 
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As indeed could The Bible. There are plenty of films, books and videos of that title out there. How about 'Satanic Verses' for a title? 'The Sword of Allah' is in fact the soubriquet that was given to Muhammad's army commander. He was an amazing general. There's no hope if authors (or apprentices like me) start getting sensitive about titles!
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fare enough. Good luck.
 
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As indeed could The Bible. There are plenty of films, books and videos of that title out there. How about 'Satanic Verses' for a title? 'The Sword of Allah' is in fact the soubriquet that was given to Muhammad's army commander. He was an amazing general. There's no hope if authors (or apprentices like me) start getting sensitive about titles!
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It could equally have been The Drawn Sword of Allah...as a title for a fighting commander. Sensitive. Definitely. But that is a designation that's been used in real life, as in Frederick Forsyth's techno-thriller about Saddam...The Fist of God, about the super-gun.
 
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