Silver crescents worn by the Dutch from 1566 to 1574, reading ‘Rather Turk than Pope’ (Rijksmuseum Amsterdam). We move now to the Netherlands, where the Protestant movement endured persecution under the successor to Charles V, king Philip II of Spain. Prince William of Orange ruled the Netherlands in name of the […]
By ALI AKBAR ARABNEWS Published: Feb 9, 2012 For Arabs, Malabar was the most familiar place in the whole Indian subcontinent. The relationship between Arabs and Malabar has a history that dates back centuries. Arab merchants were trading spices such as ginger, pepper and cardamom as well as things like […]
Frontispiece of an Adelard of Bath’s Latin translation of Euclid’s Elements, the oldest surviving Latin translation of the Elements. Illumination from a 14th-century MS, British Library Burney MS 275, f293 We are being told the story how Europe pulled itself out of the dark Middle Ages by stumbling upon some […]
International Middle East Media Center: The al-Aqsa Foundation for Waqf and Heritage issued a press release on Wednesday morning stating that dozens of Israeli soldiers and fundamentalist settlers broke into […]
Source: Huff Post Religion Imagine that you’re on a camping trip. Are you jaunting through the Rockies, an earth-toned REI tent in tow? Imagine that you’re in a garden. Are you admiring the symmetry and scrupulousness of Versailles? Or getting your hands dirty in a community plot with rows of […]
By ABU TARIQ HIJAZI ARABNEWS HIS name shines on the horizon of Madinah. He was the first who offered full hospitality to Holy Prophet (peace and mercy of Allah be upon him) when he arrived in Madinah. Later he proved that he was not only an extraordinary host and a […]
The Daily Times: Aisha Sarwari: The LUMS Abdus Salam Chair, once established, will be responsible to work in the spirit of everything that embodies Dr. Salam, who was inspired by the Quran for […]
Si Kaddour Benghabrit Imams from their pulpits instructed Muslim congregations to refuse taking part in the injustices against Jews. In Paris, a grand mosque built in honour of the 100,000 Muslim soldiers who died fighting for France in the First World War, became a sanctuary for Jews escaping persecution less […]
In the second half of the 16th century, the advocates for tolerance gain momentum. An important figure was Sebastian Castellio, who lived in Geneva and Basel. He became well renowned for his reproach of John Calvin, who had Michael Servet executed for the denial of the Trinity. In Castellio’s writings, […]
Letter of Suleyman II to Francis I of France regarding the protection of Christians in his states, September 1528. Read more on the Franco-Ottoman alliance. Meanwhile in France, king Francis I had become disenchanted […]
Charlotte exhibit shows how Albanians sheltered their neighbors from the Nazis By Michael J. Solender Like freshly discovered treasures on a receding shoreline at low tide, once buried stories of […]
Source: Alislam-eGazette It is a volume about Muslim Heritage. Heritage of Islam is not about some bragging rights. It is not about some feel good emotion! It is not about […]
Sir Thomas More, by Hans Holbein An odd case in early 16th century literature on tolerance is the work of Erasmus’s personal friend Thomas More. In his Utopia of 1516, More pictures an ideal society where different religions co-exist. He not only allows the diversity of Islamic society to enter the stage, […]
Christmas celebration in present day Istanbul During those troubled decades, the empire also became a haven for the religiously oppressed. In the mid seventeenth century, for example, a cluster of […]
Historian Jona Lendering just republished his book ‘Vergeten erfenis. Oosterse wortels van de westerse cultuur’ (Lost Legacy. Eastern Roots of Western Culture) in which he confirms two strong suspicions of mine, namely that Islamic Law was in fact the basis for the modern State — with its fabled separation of […]
Daily Times Pakistan: Ishtiaq Ahmad: Multiple meanings and interpretations of Islam are possible. The two main interpretative approaches are those of the apologists who strive to reconcile Islam with modernity […]
Greek Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew leads a group of believers, nuns, and priests into the St. George patriarchal cathedral for the Epiphany day mass in Istanbul January 6, 2007. REUTERS/Fatih […]
Example of religious crossover in Hungary: apparently Christians were quite happy with this Ottoman mosque design in Pécs; it needed only minimal adjustments to transform into a church. Godsdienstvrijheid bestond tot de 16e eeuw nergens behalve in de islamitische wereld. Het was intiem verbonden met de profetenleer van de Koran, […]
Arab News: In the frustrating pursuit of Palestinian-Israeli peace settlement based on the concept of a two-state solution, one particular issue emerges as the most cumbersome and, in the view of most Israelis, non-negotiable. It is the fate of Arab East Jerusalem, occupied along with the rest of the West […]
By Bilal Hassan Al- Arabiya: Last Friday, the al-Aqsa Mosque transformed from a Palestinian, Arab and Islamic symbol to a scene of confrontation and clashes between Palestinian civilians and the […]