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The power behind the elite weapons of the Vikings was Islamic Technology

This is a very interesting (but long) documentary on an amazing viking sword blade that was ahead of its time in europe. A further interesting aspect to this documentary, is that the sword blade was...

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A testament to 7th cent Islamic Society: Rabbis relax Jewish laws to compete...

“In short, Islam has offered the Muslim woman some unequalled rights: she can end the marriage through khula’ and she can sue for a divorce. A Muslim wife can never become chained by a recalcitrant...

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Muslim Soldiers who fought in World War 1: Let us be proud

In the wake of the London Woolwich attack, many British politicians and Muslims have been openly expressing that they are proud that (colonial) Muslim soldiers fought in World War 1 ‘for their...

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Britain destroyed records of colonial crimes

Review finds thousands of papers detailing shameful acts were culled, while others were kept secret illegally   Hanslope Park, where the Foreign Office kept a secret archive of colonial papers. ....

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Ottoman Women During the Advent of Western Feminism

by Zara Huda Faris “As to women, as many, if not more than men, are to be seen in the streets [i.e. going about their daily activities, etc] […] I think I never saw a country where women may enjoy so...

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Columbus Was (Not) The First To Cross The Atlantic

http://lostislamichistory.com/columbus-was-not-the-first-to-cross-the-atlantic/ The old poem that most American school children recognize begins “In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue…” Indeed, in...

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How the historical Islamic Caliphate dealt with foreign intervention from the...

LETTER FROM THE OTTOMAN GRAND VIZIER TO THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT (circa 1792) The Grand Signior wars for himself, and for himself makes peace. He can trust his own slaves, servants, and subjects. He...

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Spain is inviting back Jews expelled from the country in the 16th Century....

Lost lands are littered with the homes of those who lived there. Armenian houses in south-eastern Turkey. Abandoned Palestinian homes in Israel. German property in what was the Sudetenland and...

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Who are the Taliban?

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The Covenant of the Prophet Muhammad with the Christian Monks of Mount Sinai...

A fascinating presentation by Dr John Andrew Morrow  on the historical evidence for Prophet Muahmmed (saaw) policy of tolerance to Christians. He considers all the evidence from an objective view, and...

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Islamophobia and the true “Untold” Story of Dracula

Article originally published in New Statesmen, 20th October 2014 What the historical inaccuracies in “Dracula Untold” tell us about the rise of Islamophobia BY ELEST ALI The vilification of Islam has...

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Why First Nations People Regard Thanksgiving Day as a National Day of Mourning

Article originally posted here: http://www.globalresearch.ca/why-first-nations-people-regard-thanksgiving-day-as-a-national-day-of-mourning/5416119   “The Sioux (aka Lakota) Indians of Minnesota must...

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The Islamic tradition of Chemistry

Muslim Heritage This article is a plea for putting the Muslim contribution to modern day chemistry in its due place in history. The outline of the Islamic contribution to chemistry, in the works of...

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Unworthy Victims: Western Wars Have Killed Four Million Muslims Since 1990

Originally posted on Mint Free Press Landmark research proves that the US-led ‘war on terror’ has killed as many as 2 million people, but this is a fraction of Western responsibility for deaths in...

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USA History: African Tribesmen displayed in American Zoos

Guardian A Guardian article explores the story of African tribesmen, captured and displayed in New York Zoo. In the midst of Secular imperialist racism of the age, one Christian reverend speaks up...

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Israel’s little-known concentration and labor camps for Arabs in 1948-1955

Civilians captured during the fall of Lydda and Ramle around the time of July 12, 1948 and taken to labour camps. In the July heat they were thirsty and were given a drop of water carried by a child...

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The Quran’s remarkable knowledge of Ancient History: the story of Ibrahim and...

Post originally published on  Islam21c, 10th August 2015, by Abu Zakariya A popular trend among some Orientalists is to try and attack the Qur’ān by casting doubt on its historical reliability. What...

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The Prophet Muhammed (saaw): Kryptonite against Human Corruption

The video of Abdullah al Andalusi’s lecture from his Canada tour in 2015, is now online. Abdullah was invited to present the lecture ‘Muhammed (saaw): Kryptonite against Corruption’ in five Canadian...

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PUBLIC DEBATE: Does Islam Clash with British Values? [Andalusi, Tzortzis and...

On Friday 12th June 2015, iERA held its second ‘Don’t Hate, Debate!’ event on the compatibility of Islam and British values.’ The panel of speakers on the day were: • Sajid Varda – (Chairperson) Islam...

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The Myth of Destroyed Hindu Temples and Forced Conversion of Hindus by...

MDI Comment: It is common to hear in Islamophobic and Hindu Ultra-Nationalist discourse, the myth that Hindus were massacred and thousands of temples destroyed by Muslim rule in India. However, some of...

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