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Coffee Sparked a Controversial Caffeine Crackdown in Mecca
... it controversy. In an essay about the so-called Wine of Islam, Kathleen Seidel explained that Muslim scholars debated ...
Cecilia Bogaard - 12/07/2023 - 22:57
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The Crusades Beyond the Battlefield
... Fatimids of Egypt, for instance, were adherents of Shia Islam, unlike the Abbasids, who followed Sunni Islam. While the Crusades represent a significant period in ...
dhwty - 12/01/2020 - 13:48
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Three Crushed To Death In Ancient Egyptian Monastery Collapse
... Holy As Can Be, According To The Big Three According to Al-Islam.org Minya was the birthplace of Maria bint Shamʿūn , ...
ashley cowie - 02/12/2019 - 22:55
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Ancient Precious Stone Ring Found In Israel: Cure For Hangovers?
A centuries-old spectacular precious stone ring has been recovered from an excavation site in the city of Yavne in central Israel, the Israel Antiquities Authority has announced.
Nathan Falde - 03/11/2021 - 14:00
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Said to Cure Everything but Death, These Seeds are an Ancient Miracle Cure
... cultures. However, the plant dates back past the rise of Islam and was used by other non-Muslim cultures. The black ... cultures. However, the plant dates back past the rise of Islam and was used by other non-Muslim cultures. The earliest ... of the seeds didn’t gain prominence until the rise of Islam. The Nigella Sativa plant, flower and seeds. ( Public ...
Veronica Parkes - 08/02/2017 - 19:07
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Deciphering the Truth Behind the Moors in Spain
... to the Iberian Peninsula when it was under Muslim rule. Islam arrived in that region with the arrival of the Moors ... The Moors’ Very Own Conquista Prior to the coming of Islam, Al-Andalus was known by its Roman name, Hispania. At ... Rothstein, E., 2003. Was the Islam Of Old Spain Truly Tolerant?. [Online] Available at: ...
dhwty - 02/06/2020 - 18:53
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Blood Quran: Ancient Holy Text Written in the Blood of Saddam Hussein
The Qur’an is the Islamic Holy text written approximately 1400 years ago, originally memorized and recited orally, and believed to contain the words of archangel Gabriel revealed to the Prophet Muhammad.
Joanna Gillan - 10/05/2022 - 02:00
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The Ancient Tuareg: “Free Men” of the Sahara Desert
In the heart of the Sahara Desert, an ancient people known as the Tuareg have thrived for centuries. The enigmatic history, which can be traced back thousands of years, unfolds as a testament to human endurance.
dhwty - 14/11/2023 - 13:58
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The Ilkhanate Had Only Two Goals: Conquest and Power
... as one of the most disastrous episodes in the history of Islam. The Mongols, along with their Christian vassals in the ... the 13th century, the rulers of the Ilkhanate converted to Islam, though they fluctuated between the Sunni and Shia ...
dhwty - 22/10/2018 - 13:57
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Arg-é Bam: An Ancient Citadel Destroyed By Nature and Reconstructed By Humanity
... saw the rise of a new religion in the Arabian Peninsula - Islam. By the middle of the 7th century AD, the Arabs had ... armies. It was during this period, from the coming of Islam until the 11th century AD, that the city of Bam was at ...
dhwty - 21/11/2016 - 03:56
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Garshu, Gerasa, Jerash: the Everchanging City of the Ancient World
Today, Jerash is a relatively unimposing town in the modern-day country of Jordan but its expansive and majestic ancient ruins reveal its glorious past. Even beneath its existing ruins lies a history going back to the Neolithic Period of permanent settlement.
Caleb Strom - 27/02/2018 - 14:00
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The Plurality of the Persian Empire: Part II - Persian Dynasties and a New Breed of Rulers Arise
... order was initially affiliated with the Sunni branch of Islam, it switched to Shi’ism around the end of the 14th ... The rise of the Safavids was a watershed in the history of Islam, as Shi’ism was declared as the state religion of ...
dhwty - 09/08/2018 - 02:00
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Building a Moroccan Court Inside the Met (Video)
In 2011, the Metropolitan Museum of Art unveiled the Patti Cadby Birch Court, an extraordinary Moroccan court nestled within its walls. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, this architectural wonder was brought to life through the collaborative efforts of a dedicated team, including curators, historians, designers, and skilled craftsmen.
Robbie Mitchell - 25/10/2023 - 01:56
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Time Capsule of the House of the Tesserae Opens Window into the Past
In 2017 archaeologists in Jordan unearthed a time capsule dating back over a thousand years. The House of the Tesserae was fortuitously preserved after an earthquake struck the Jordanian city of Jerash in the 8th century AD. The early Islamic building is particularly significant due to the surprising discovery of a mosaic studio found inside. The collapse of the building during the earthquake sealed the House of Tesserae in the manner of a snapshot, frozen in time.
dhwty - 19/10/2020 - 13:59
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The Early Temples and Monuments of the Alban People in Ancient Azerbaijan
... Albania, the ideology persisted until the shift to Islam in the mid-7 th century. A large part of the population accepted Islam, yet this did not cause an abolition of Alban-Christian ... ideology or national and cultural values. On the contrary, Islam put responsibility and liability on the shoulders of ...
FuadAZE - 22/01/2015 - 04:43
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Burana Tower, Kyrgyzstan’s Ancient and Last Monument to a Lost City
... conquered much of central Asia. When they converted to Islam, the Karakhanids became patrons of Islam scholars and built many mosques, but the conversion to Islam led to the decline and ultimate demise of Buddhism in ...
Ed Whelan - 03/09/2020 - 01:28
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As the Bulldozers Continue, Will the Recently Discovered Ruins of a Byzantine Church Be Lost Forever?
... In 637, the Christian population was mostly converted to Islam and the old churches were abandoned. Thus, since the ... mission is to preserve our Palestinian history before Islam and after Islam. The site we are talking about is 2,000 square meters ...
Natalia Klimczak - 07/04/2016 - 00:47
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Why this Warrior Sultan’s Sword Has Just Sold for $17.5million, Most Expensive Sword Ever
Tipu Sultan's sword was estimated to sell for an inordinate $2.5 million. However, yesterday, this prize weapon was auctioned in London and fetched a staggering $17.5million (£14 million). This not only breaks the highest price paid for a single sword, but also sets a new world record for any Indian/Islamic object.
ashley cowie - 24/05/2023 - 22:55
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The Forgotten Arab Raid On Rome In 846 AD
... Carthage were taken and local Berber tribes converted to Islam. After consolidating their hold in North Africa, the ...
Jake Leigh-Howarth - 24/10/2022 - 21:47
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Skeletons and Sarcophagi: Was This Newly Discovered Tomb Made for a Family of Elite Ancient Assyrians?
Though the Islamic State group (Daesh) recently plundered and wrecked a few ancient Assyrian cities, fighters recently successfully defended Erbil in Iraq, known long ago as Arbela. In that city, construction workers uncovered a tomb containing two skeletons in three ceramic sarcophagi and another eight skeletons scattered nearby.
Mark Miller - 29/03/2017 - 23:02