Posted in Biographies, Civilization, Entertainment, History, Humor, Nasreddin Hoja, Religion, Sufism, tagged Stories, Wisdom on April 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Nasreddin Hoca is a a well known figure all throughout the Muslim World. He may be the most widely loved sufi master that has ever existed. He lived during the Seljuk rule which spanned from China across Central Asia and the Middle East. Nasreddin Hoca is legendary and has been loved by Afghans, Persians, Turks [...]
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There are a number of views expressed by European travel writers on the Ottomans and the Ottoman territories. For example, a 16th century travel writer named Peter Gyllius, often cited by Edward Gibbon and other European historians of the late 18th and 19th centuries, is critical and negative toward the Ottoman capital of Istanbul. Today [...]
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Posted in Civilization, Culture, History, Ottomans, Religion, tagged Africa, Ahmed Baba, Europe, Guinea, Islam, Mali, Muslims, Niger, Nigeria, Sankore, Senegal, Sokoto, Timbuktu on November 28, 2007 | 12 Comments »
A person’s ethnic origins, heritage and culture are part of what make mankind distinct from the animal world. Mankind has been given the ability to develop complex and intelligent works of art; intellectual and scientific discoveries as well as spiritual achievements. However, each nation - meaning ethnic group - has gone about this in their [...]
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