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PERHAPS the history of Islam is incomplete without a mention of Egypt. This is an ancient country that has pioneered world civilisation in all ramifications. Over a span of 50 centuries, the banks of ...
Both Islam and Judaism agree that the Christian belief in ‘Original Sin’ is an unwarranted and overly negative and pessimistic evaluation of the nature of human beings.
The same covenant explains that ‘it is possible for the followers of the three religions—Islam, Christianity and Judaism—to coexist in peace and quiet with each other,’ but that this state ...
Islam is divided into the Dar al-Islam (the house of peace) and the Dar-al harb (the house of war). In the Islam mindset, you are in one or the other, a Muslim or an infidel. “No stronger retrograde ...
A stepped six-tiered pyramid dominated the central Ketelhuisplein square at Dutch Design Week this year, wrapped in colourful flags offering 80 different symbols for peace.
However, unlike Christian beliefs, Islam teaches that Jesus was not crucified but was instead raised to heaven by God, with the promise of his return before the Day of Judgment. In summary, the ...
A crowd of around 100 people – mostly men – marched up the main avenue at the University of Sydney on Friday, waving black and white flags of Islam.
The notion of tolerance is not alien to the UAE, whose official religion is Islam. Lands were gifted to build churches in the various emirates; and for a temple and gurdwara complex in Bur Dubai.
But the only religious options are Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. All three cases gained enormous attention in the Arabic media, in part because Egypt is creating a new national ID-card database.