Female Nurses Tended to Injured Muslim Men in the Battlefield...
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Exhibit Showcases Islamic Gift-Giving Tradition...
November 23, 2011 Greg Flakus | Houston, Texas Islam has spread to cultures and regions far beyond its birthplace on the Arabian peninsula. Among its traditions is the value placed on gift giving These gifts, from over the centuries, are works of art which often bear motifs associated with Islam. That Muslim tradition of gift giving is the focus of an exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston. The theme of the exhibit, which bears works ranging from the 8th to the 19th centuries, is in its title: “Gifts of the Sultan: The Art of Giving at the Islamic Courts.” Curator Francesca Leoni says every piece on display reflects that concept. “This exhibition uses gift exchange...
Film Depicts How Paris Mosque Sheltered Jews During WWII...
October 14, 2011 Lisa Bryant | Paris A newly released film in France depicts for the first time how the Paris Mosque saved Jews and Muslim resistance fighters during World War II. Troves of books, movies and articles have been released over the years in France describing almost every facet of World War II and the Nazi occupation here. But one historical nugget has been largely overlooked – the role played by Muslims during that dark period of French history. A new movie aims to right the record. Released two weeks ago in cinemas across the country, “Les Homme Libres” – “Free Men” in English – describes how the former rector of the Paris Mosque, Si Kaddour Ben Gabrit, offered...
The Rise Of Knowledge During The Reign Of Abbasid Empire...
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Islamic and Black US Communities Remember Malcolm X...
February 25, 2010 Nico Colombant | Chicago One of the foremost, if controversial, figures of the civil rights movement in the United States was Malcolm X. He, himself, rejected the term civil rights, preferring to call it a fight for human rights. Islamic and black communities in Chicago recently held events to remember his life, which they said was marked by transformation. Once a controversial figure, Malcolm X, assassinated 45 years ago, is now considered an icon in the struggle for black equality. He was a leader of the black power movement and refused to renounce the use of violence by blacks in their own self defense. Malcolm X became prominent in Chicago which boasts the only US college...
World History Looks Different When Seen Through Islamic Eyes...
February 05, 2010 Judith Latham Afghan-American writer, lecturer, and teacher Tamim Ansary is man ideally placed to help Westerners see the history of our world through another set of eyes. Growing up in Afghanistan as a young history buff, Ansary had an opportunity to read and learn about the world from dual perspectives. A decade ago, when he was working as a textbook editor, a publisher in Texas hired him to develop a new world history textbook for high school students. “What that meant was that I had to select and arrange the most consequentialevents to reveal the arc of history, not a chronological list of every damn thing that ever happened,” Ansary said. What emerged was a narrative...
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