Tag: HISTORY

The Tortured Scholar | Zaynab al-Ghazali

Moazzam Begg 14 Jm2 42 ◦︎ 27 Jan 21 17 Min Read

Moazzam Begg writes on the life and legacy of Zaynab al-Ghazali and why you need to know about her

History teachers are lying to children | Unscripted #74

Dr. Stef Keris 9 Jm2 42 ◦︎ 22 Jan 21 0 Min Read

On this week’s Unscripted we’re joined by a pair of history communicators, Dr Stef Keris and Abu Zakariya.

Giants of Islam: An Introduction

Shaykh Ali Hammuda 5 Jm2 42 ◦︎ 18 Jan 21 9 Min Read

Sh Ali Hammuda introduces a new collaborative series with Dr Uthman Lateef, Ust Fatima Barkatulla, Sh Bilal Ismail, Moazzam Begg, Dilly Hussain, and many more on a very important theme

Did Muslim Caliphs Burn Libraries?

Abdur Rahman 26 Jm1 42 ◦︎ 10 Jan 21 22 Min Read

Did you know 'Umar b. al Khattab was accused of burning down the Alexandrian Library?

Unmasking Western Modernity: Farangism Studies

Hamdija Begovic 10 Rb2 42 ◦︎ 25 Nov 20 32 Min Read

“It isn’t atheism per se that the apostate Muslim is embracing,” writes sociologist Mirza Safwat. “It isn’t an intellectual matter but a civilizational one; it needs to be understood not philosophically but…

Islam reached Africa before Madinah even existed

Kasim Tekin 30 Saf 42 ◦︎ 17 Oct 20 15 Min Read

In this short article, I share some historical notes about Islam’s first connections with Sub-Saharan (i.e. Black) Africa.

Hagia Sophia: What Western news isn’t telling you | Dr Yakoob Ahmed | Unscripted #55

Dr Yakoob Ahmed 3 Hij 41 ◦︎ 24 Jul 20 0 Min Read

On the grand reopening of Masjid Aya Sophia, Ottoman historian Dr Yakoob Ahmed discusses the history and broader Eurocentric discourses surrounding the Hagia Sophia, Islamic history and conquest.