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Remembering Çanakkale (Dardanelles)

Posted in Ottomans, Religion, World, tagged , , , , , , , , on March 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Today we should remember those Muslims who fought hard to save and protect the Ottoman Sultan in March 1915. Just a few months before my very own grandfather was born, thousands of miles away there was a battle on famous straight separating Europe and Asia in an area known as Çanakkale.
We are going to spend [...]

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Pope Approves Permanent Catholic-Muslim Forum

Posted in News, Religion, World, tagged , , , on March 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Interesting…

clipped from www.timesonline.co.uk

In a ground breaking move Pope Benedict XVI has approved the setting up of a permanent Catholic-Muslim Forum – the first of its kind – which is to hold its inaugural summit meeting in the Vatican in November.
The historic move follows three days of talks in Rome between Vatican officials and a Muslim [...]

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The Character of the Ottomans

Posted in Books, History, Ottomans, Religion, World, tagged , , , , , on February 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The Ottoman’s have long been the point of attack and criticism by various rivals and opposing states. These criticisms were often based on a religious platform subject to positions undermining the religious harmony that was established during Ottoman rule. However, despite these views it should be known that the character of the Ottoman Government is [...]

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Maulana Shaykh Nazim and Shaykh Abdul-Kerim in Cyprus

Posted in Religion, Travel, World, tagged , , , , on February 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Go to ‘Osmanli Naks-i’bendi Hakkani Photos‘ to see more…

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Update on Religion Around the World

Posted in News, Religion, World, tagged , , , , , on February 11, 2008 | 4 Comments »

I’ve been trying to make as much use of my iPod as possible. One of the ways I’ve trying to accomplish this is by keeping up with current events through podcasts. This morning I ran across a very interesting podcast hosted by NPR (National Public Radio) which made mention of three new developments in [...]

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