Sun 07 March 2021: He elevated mathematics to a level where it embraced and complemented the laws of nature. Calculating the radius of the earth over a thousand years ago required a lot of imagination. It was Abu Reyhan Al-Biruni, the 10th century Islamic mathematical genius, who combined trigonometry and algebra to achieve this very […]
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Sun 29 February 2021: Archaeologists on Saturday unearthed more than they bargained for in the Italian city of Pompeii, the city buried in a volcanic eruption in 79 AD. Officials at the ancient site uncovered a perfectly intact ceremonial chariot — complete with bronze decorations of “erotic images” of men and women. The almost perfectly preserved four-wheeled carriage […]
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Thu 25 February 2021: Ibn Al-Haytham (known in the west as Alhazen) which is considered to be the greatest Muslim doctor and one of the greatest researches of optics for all times. Al Haytham is born in city Basra and immigrated to Egypt during reign of Caliph Al Hakim. He is quoted as excellent astronomer, […]
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Tue 23 February 2021: An upcoming Turkish film festival will honor the lives of seven Muslim scientists who were pioneers in the field of medicine. They include: Ibn Sina, the father of modern medicine; Al Biruni, a renowned polymath; Ibn al Jazzar, who was the first to diagnose leprosy; Ibn al Nafis, who was the […]
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Sun 21 February 2021: Letter written by former undercover NYPD policeman alleges his department and the FBI covered up details of the killing. A former New York City police officer has, before his death, implicated the NYPD and FBI in the murder of civil rights leader Malcolm X on February 21, 1965. A letter written […]
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Thu 11 February 2021: Mariam took the science of astrolabes to the next level and over a thousand years later, she becomes a central character in the science-fiction novel Binti. Between the 8th and 15th centuries, Muslim scholars made an immense contribution toward science, inventing sophisticated tools in the fields of medicine, astronomy, physics and […]
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Wed 10 February 2021: Wednesday marks the 103rd anniversary of the death of Abdulhamid II, an Ottoman sultan known for his groundbreaking reforms in an ailing empire. According to historical sources, Abdulhamid II was born in Istanbul on Sept. 21, 1842. Growing up in the Ottoman palace, he was fluent in many languages, including French, […]
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Sat 23 January 2021: After studying the works of different scholars from different eras, al Khwarizmi simplified Mathematics, taking it out of the philosophical realm and paving the way for a multitude of scientific advances. Algebra is a versatile branch of mathematics and many scientists say it can define the true structure of the universe. […]
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Sat 29 August 2020: Noor Inayat Khan’s home in London to receive blue plaque celebrating ‘Britain’s first Muslim war heroine in Europe’ LONDON – A female Muslim war hero who spied for Britain during World War II became the first woman of South Asian descent to receive a blue plaque in London, local media reported […]
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Sat 18 July 2020: Napoleon once said, “If the world was only one country, Istanbul would be its capital!” Second Caliph of Islam Umar Ibn Khattab didn’t convert churches or synagogues into mosques as the keys of Jerusalem was handed over to him in a peace treaty with conditions agreed upon on both sides. Constantinople […]
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