The Islamic Golden Age was a period during which science, literature, geometry, astronomy, and other fields of knowledge flourished from the eighth to the thirteenth century. Without the scholars of this period, who translated the works of the Ancient Greeks, it is likely that much of ancient knowledge would have been lost. Algebra, which comes…
Rabat: The Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (OCIS) hosted the 11th Forum of the British Muslim Youth Leadership, in Oxford city, Britain, last fortnight. The forum, which was attended by Director General of Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), Dr. Abdulaziz Othman Altwaijri, aimed at encouraging British Muslim youth to develop their abilities and…
A Church in Colorado, USA, will hold weekly sessions on Islam, to clear up misconceptions. The First United Methodist Church’s “Introduction to Islam” will include weekly conversations and panel discussions from Sept. 25 to Oct. 16 in the church’s Coy Hall. “A lot of us don’t understand Islam or the Muslim culture,” said Sue Mullins,…
New York: Scores of Muslims waved American flags recently as they marched in the annual Muslim Day Parade in New York City. The 31st Annual United American Muslim Day Parade began at 38th Street in Manhattan. The revelers, many clutching flowers, marched down Madison Avenue to 24th Street in Manhattan. Members of the New York…
Michigan: When Unitarian Universalist Christian congregation in Michigan (USA) found itself homeless as their church underwent construction, a local mosque came to the rescue, offering them a space free of charge. “This has been the Muslim tradition for over 1,400 years “ to be hospitable, to take care of your guest,” Imam Sohail Chaudhry of…
By Antonia Blumberg With Ramadan quickly approaching, when Muslims around the world will fast from sunrise to sunset, Rev. Cynthia Bronson Sweigert has her plate full. For the second year in a row, the Minnesota-based Episcopal priest is organizing a state-wide effort to bring Christians and people of other faiths into mosques during the holy…
Jeddah: The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is preparing a guide on reproductive health to be available to workers in this field in the Muslim world. It hopes the guide will contribute to the progress and family well-being of Muslims in member states. The guide aims to control the terms and…
Jodhpur: Photographer Mohammed Shariff’s entry “Desert Holi” has won the Gold Medal at the 6th Arabella International Photographic Competition held under the aegis of Global Photographic Union of Turkey. The award carries a citation, a medal and one thousand dollars. The competition recieved 5805 photographs from 754 photographers from 39 countries. The photograph depicts villagers…
Rome: In a first for world sport, the Vatican cricket team took on an all-Muslim side from England last fortnight, with the home squad clinching narrow win in the final minutes. “It is not about who wins or loses,” priest Eamonn O’Higgins, manager of the Vatican team told AFP, after leading the enthusiastic players in…
