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By Rafiq A. Tschannen on March 13, 2014 ( Leave a comment )

Let’s study history: Crimean War From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Crimean War From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For other uses, see Crimean War (disambiguation). Crimean War Part of Ottoman wars in Europe and the Russo-Turkish wars Detail of Franz Roubaud‘s panoramic painting The Siege of Sevastopol (1904) Date October 1853 – February 1856 Location Crimean Peninsula, Caucasus, Balkans,Black Sea, Baltic Sea, White Sea, Far East Result Allied victory, Treaty of Paris Belligerents French Empire British Empire […]

By A Q Farhat on October 18, 2013 ( Leave a comment )

10 Architectural Landmarks You Must Visit

The Huffington Post: “Architecture is not reserved for an elite in any sense,” writes art historian and writer Philip Jodidio. “It is rather the substance from which country, culture, city […]

By A Q Farhat on October 14, 2013 ( Leave a comment )

8 Myths and Atrocities About Christopher Columbus and Columbus Day

By Vincent Schilling: On the second Monday of October each year, Native Americans cringe at the thought of honoring a man who committed atrocities against Indigenous Peoples. ………………… On the […]

By A Q Farhat on October 12, 2013 ( 1 Comment )

Walking Bosnian reaches Makkah for Hajj

Source: muslimvillage.com MAKKAH – Walking thousands of miles through six countries on foot, a 47-year-old Bosnian Muslim has finally reached the holy city of Makkah to fulfil his life-time dream of performing […]

By A Q Farhat on October 8, 2013 ( 2 Comments )

Thomas Jefferson Studied Qur’an, Advocated Full Rights For Muslims

By Jonathan Vankin Recently, a self-styled “pastor” in Florida sparked a worldwide controversy by threatening to burn copies of the Qur’an, the Islamic holy book. But he was far from […]

By A Q Farhat on October 8, 2013 ( 3 Comments )

Thomas Jefferson Studied Qur'an, Advocated Full Rights For Muslims

By Jonathan Vankin, Recently, a self-styled “pastor” in Florida sparked a worldwide controversy by threatening to burn copies of the Qur’an, the Islamic holy book. But he was far from […]

By Dr. Abdul Alim on August 17, 2013 ( Leave a comment )

The Entire History Of The World In One Chart

This “Histomap,” created by John B. Sparks, was first printed by Rand McNally in 1931. The David Rumsey Map Collection hosts a fully zoomable version here. This giant, ambitious chart fit neatly with a trend in nonfiction book publishing of the 1920s and 1930s: the “outline,” in which large subjects (the history of the world! every […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on July 25, 2013 ( Leave a comment )

Scientific proof: The Comeback of Noah’s Flood

By Andrew Alden, About.com Guide n 1997 two marine geologists, William Ryan and Walter Pitman, published a book about Noah’s Flood—the real one they discovered themselves. It’s a geologic event that they say occurred several thousand years before the ancient Hebrews wrote the story down in its familiar 40-days/40-nights form. […]

By A Q Farhat on July 1, 2013 ( Leave a comment )

Islam in Israel and the Palestinian territories

This widely accepted Islamic belief raises the religious and spiritual importance to them of the Dome of the Rock and the adjacent al-Aqsa Mosque. Muslims are sensitive to and mindful […]

By A Q Farhat on May 17, 2013 ( Leave a comment )

Indonesia the land of Museums & Cultural Institutions

Indonesia has thousands of Museums and cultural heritage sites. Following is only a partial list taken from the Wikipedia: North Jakarta and Thousand Islands Maritime Museum Onrust Archaeology Park […]

By Zia H Shah on April 17, 2013 ( 1 Comment )

Winning by Retreating: The Lesson Russians Taught Napoleon

Collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Napoleon Bonaparte (French: Napoléon Bonaparte [napoleɔ̃ bɔnɑpaʁt], Italian: Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a French military […]

By A Q Farhat on April 14, 2013 ( Leave a comment )

Palestinian Arab Museum that “Rewrites” History

Palestinians building largest museum in the West Bank to tell their story from Ottoman Empire to British mandate Ynetnews: Palestinians on Thursday began construction of the West Bank’s largest museum […]

By Dr. Abdul Alim on April 5, 2013 ( Leave a comment )

Ancient Complex Discovered Near Biblical Birthplace Of Abraham In Southern Iraq

Huff Post: A huge complex uncovered near what some believe to be the Biblical birthplace of Abraham is exciting researchers who for years were unable to investigate the region. The site was discovered by a team of British archeologists working at Tell Khaiber in southern Iraq, near the ancient city of […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on April 1, 2013 ( Leave a comment )

Cologne divided over Jewish artefacts

Source: The Local An archaeological dig in the western Germany of Cologne has unearthed myriad traces of daily life in one of Europe’s oldest and biggest Jewish communities. Yet opinion […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on March 25, 2013 ( Leave a comment )

Bangladesh honours 13 Pakistanis for 1971 support

Bangladesh honours 13 Pakistanis for 1971 support Courtesy: Zee News Dhaka: Bangladesh on Sunday honoured 13 “Pakistani friends” for their outstanding moral support during its nine-month long liberation war, 42 years after they defied risks of persecution by the then military junta. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina handed them over the […]

By Dr. Abdul Alim on January 13, 2013 ( 3 Comments )

Hindus Scholars Hindu Scriptures on Islam and Muhammad (Peace by Upon Him)

Islamawareness.net: Recently, we have seen false accusations made against Islam and Muslims in India and Kashmir. I would like to suggest everyone ignore these hate mongrels who will go to […]

By Zia H Shah on January 5, 2013 ( Leave a comment )

Expansions of the Prophet’s Mosque and Kaaba – Will they Care ?

This is not going to be “The First Time” of expanding the Holy Mosque. Truth is that this Mosque has been subjected to expansions, changes and alterations in its LAND AREA, STRUCTURAL FACILITIES and ARCHITECTURAL FORMATS throughout its history. The present day structure {as it stands today prior to any […]

By Dr. Abdul Alim on January 1, 2013 ( 16 Comments )

Islam in China: Was Hazrat Saad Ibn Abi Waqas (Sahabi) received warmly by Emperor Gazong?

The Review of Religions; by Fazal Ahmad: China is a huge nation of over one billion people in a country that spans most of Asia, over 3000 miles from West to East; in fact it is probably better to think of China as a continent in its own right. Being […]

By Zia H Shah on December 30, 2012 ( 2 Comments )

Video: Interview with Mir Mahmood Ahmad Nasir Sahib, nephew of the Promised M

MKA-UK: Published on Dec 30, 2012 A Special interview with Mir Mahmood Ahmad Nasir Sahib; nephew of Hadhrat Ummul-Momineen, Syeda Nusrat Jehan Begum Sahiba (rh), therefore nephew of the Promised Messiah […]

By Zia H Shah on December 27, 2012 ( Leave a comment )

Fiscal Cliff, poor would be barred first: New American Media

Poor Would Be First to Barrel Over Fiscal Cliff Story tools New America Media, Commentary, Earl Ofari Hutchinson, Posted: Dec 27, 2012 LOS ANGELES–President Obama took much heat a year ago when he floated a series of proposed budget cuts that would have slashed programs for the poor. The cuts would have reduced funding […]

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