Tag: History
History shows the folly of China’s paranoia about Islam
It is a shame that so few Chinese remember General Bai Chongxi, a brilliant tactician during the war against Japan in 1937-45. He showed China that it is possible to be at once a patriot and a devoted Muslim. Bai was a complicated figure. A warlord capable of ruthlessness, he was also a reformer who wanted education to free his fellow Chinese Muslims from isolation and poverty. As a commander of Kuomintang (or Nationalist) troops, he was involved in massacres of Communists. Still, when Chaguan this week visited Bai’s home town in Guangxi province, in the south, locals praised his victories over the Japanese. ..MORE:ECONOMIST
The New York Times: The Secret History of Muslims in the U.S.
The Secret History of Muslims in the U.S…MORE: .nytimes.com
Memory Camp – The Jonestown Massacre
Syrian Kids Now: When Humanity Dies…and History Witnesses “The 21st Holocaust!”
Random Airstrikes On Civilian- Syria Writes Sad Human History
In Wakefield, a Muslim woman makes history
The president ordered a travel ban. Hate crimes increased across America. And in Wakefield, Mehreen Butt, a 40-year-old public policy attorney and social justice advocate, became the first Muslim-American woman in Massachusetts to be elected to a board of selectmen. In a town of roughly 26,000 that for generations …more:.bostonglobeThe World If – The Economist
The World If is an annual collection of scenarios in the fields of politics, business, technology and history. Just suppose… Click to reveal the cover. Politics. If France’s reforms succeeded. Suppose France’s president manages to transform his country and his continent. Politics. If Thailand had a reformed monarchy….more: The Prophet’s Emigration
Prophet Muhammad discovered that the Quraysh had plotted to kill him rather than to allow him to emigrate to Madinah where he might entrench the forces of Islam for a resolute stand against Makkah and from where he might cut…
What They say About the Prophet Muhammad?
During the centuries of the crusades, all sorts of slanders were invented against Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). But with the birth of the modern age, marked with religious tolerance and freedom of thought, there has been a great change in the…
Vatican to hold Islamic prayers for the first time in history –
On Sunday for the first time ever the readings from Quran will be heard at the Vatican. This move was initiated by the Pope Francis in order to bring peace….MORE: DAILYEB.COM
Washingtonpost: U.S. owes black people reparations for a history of ‘racial terrorism,’ says U.N. panel
The history of slavery in the United States justifies reparations for African Americans, argues a recent report by a U.N.-affiliated group based in Geneva. This conclusion was part of a study by the United Nations’ Working Group of Experts on…
