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At Coptic Pope Funeral: Hypatia & library of Alexandria remembered

Posted on14. Apr, 2012 by .

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"The rise of the Coptic church in ancient Alexandria coincided with the destruction of its famous library, the desecration of its amazing temples and sanctuaries, and the murder of its last philosopher, Hypatia." Dr. Ashraf Ezzat Hypatia & Ancient Alexandria – Poster of Agora Ironically, Modern day Copts are enduring through the same persecution their [...]

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British Actress Inspired by Prophet’s Life

Posted on30. Jul, 2011 by .

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Myriam Cerrah

“The opening of Al Fatiha, with its address to the whole of mankind, psychologically stopped me in my tracks. It spoke of previous scriptures in a way which I both recognized, but also differed. It clarified many of the doubts I had about Christianity. It made me an adult as I suddenly realized that my destiny and my actions had consequences for which I alone would now be held responsible.” Myriam Francois-Cerrah

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Turkey and Egypt: Islam’s Future?

Posted on28. Jul, 2011 by .

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By Haroon Moghul:
Turkey offers something fellow Muslim nations can’t: Access to the West, and the institutional sophistication to be attractive and engaging. But I think there’s another country, too, that will have a new part to play in the changing dynamics of Muslim reform movements. And that’s Egypt.

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Quantum Note: Two Quantum Notes from the Malay Archipelago

Posted on14. Jan, 2011 by .

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By Dr Muzaffar Iqbal:
For all practical purposes, their own historical past was dead, not because they had ceased to be Muslim—although forced or coerced abandonment of faith was surely the most humiliating part of the colonial experience of millions of Muslims, especially those under Soviet rule in Central Asia—but because Muslims who lived in occupied lands drew little psychological, emotional, or intellectual inspiration from their own glorious tradition in any meaningful way.

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