Posted in Blogs, History, Ottomans, Politics, tagged Ataturk, Islam, Israel, Muhammad, Muslims, Palestine, Young Turks on February 6, 2008 | 5 Comments »
At the end of Sultan Abdul-Hamid Khan’s rule as the Caliph of the Ottoman State, he was under pressure from the Young Turks, Mustafa Kemal (known as Ataturk) and their Committee of Unity and Progress (C.U.P.) to offer up Palestine for the development of a Jewish State. He refused money offerings and strategic partnerships, to [...]
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Recently, U.S. officials report Iran ending nuclear arms work saying,
“A new assessment by American intelligence agencies concludes that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003 and that the program remains on hold, contradicting a previous intelligence report.” (M. Mazzetti, NYTimes)
American intelligence agencies conclude that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003.
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Posted in Civilization, History, Ottomans, Politics, Religion, tagged Cameroon, Chad, Fulani, Kotoko, Libya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan on November 21, 2007 | No Comments »
During the 19th Century the Kotoko Kingdom became an influential ethnic group of the Kanem Empire. Kanem was developed and ruled by the Sayfawa Dynasty in North-Central Africa (Chad, Libya and Niger) as early as 900 C.E. This dynasty is known to have been established by a Yemeni King named Sayf ibn dhi-Yazan who lived [...]
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