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A Q Farhat

A Retired Asst Professor of Pediatrics currently working in Canada.

This day in history: October 10

Source: niticentral.com 680 – Battle of Karbala: Hussain bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated by forces under Caliph Yazid I. This is commemorated by Muslims as Aashurah. 1580 – After a three-day siege, the English Army beheads over 600 Papal soldiers and civilians at Dún an Óir, Ireland. 1780 – […]

Washington, D.C: Islamic Heritage Honored

Source: thehoya.com This October, Washington, D.C., is celebrating its eighth Islamic Heritage Month. “It helps Americans as a whole to know that Muslims have been a part of American society since the conception of America,” America’s Islamic Heritage Museum President and Curator Amir Muhammad said. “Throughout America, people acknowledge and celebrate […]