tenets
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“It’s such a complex, yet entertaining novel. We learned a lot about the tenets of Islam as woven into the story,” Ellyn Moscowitz shares about their book club pick.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Ms. Crabapple, an artist and writer based in New York, calls the Bund a “revolutionary society” and a “sometimes-clandestine political party whose tenets were humane, socialist, secular, and defiantly Jewish.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
It added that her actions "were a serious departure from the standards expected from a registered nurse" while she "breached fundamental tenets of the profession".
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
For nearly sixty years, the tenets of the treaty have been respected by all nations.
From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2026
With the encouragement of his brothers, he began studying the tenets of the Nation of Islam.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
