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Southern Salawat from the American Mawlid Project

Southern Salawat from the American Mawlid Project

Southern Salawat from the American Mawlid Project, By Shane Atkinson

February 1, 2018 0 comments History & Culture
Ya Resulallah ﷺ (a Bosnian nasheed)

Ya Resulallah ﷺ (a Bosnian nasheed)

A beautiful Bosnian nasheed

January 30, 2018 0 comments History & Culture
The Curse of Don Quixote

The Curse of Don Quixote

Crisis of European culture is a very relevant subject to everyone, who feels so in one way or another. The fact, that after certain time the beau monde of Europe was ruled by people, who culturally and spiritually never belonged to it, is a phenomenon that must provide lots of food for thought for Muslims from those territories. How did[Read More…]

January 13, 2018 0 comments History & Culture
Heidegger for Muslims (Shaykh Umar Vadillo)

Heidegger for Muslims (Shaykh Umar Vadillo)

By Umar Ibrahim Vadillo  1.-Introduction  First, you have to know what to expect as a Muslim out of the study of Heidegger. He was not a Muslim, so we are not looking for answers about what is Islam. He cannot give them to us. What Heidegger can help us with is to understand the way of thinking that has become predominant[Read More…]

January 13, 2018 0 comments History & Culture
Islam and Europe (Shaykh Abdalhaqq Bewley)

Islam and Europe (Shaykh Abdalhaqq Bewley)

Many cities and towns in the south of Spain bear the unmistakable imprint of their Islamic past. The magnificent great mosque of Cordoba, the breath-takingly beautiful Alhambra Palace in Granada and the splendidly proportioned Giralda minaret in Seville, are supreme examples but almost every town and village you pass will contain some historical remains dating from their Muslim days. The[Read More…]

January 13, 2018 0 comments History & Culture
Whether European Muslims must dress like Arabs?

Whether European Muslims must dress like Arabs?

Shaykh Hamza Yusuf speaks about specific national dress in Islam. Is Arab dress important for European Muslims? Let’s find out!

January 10, 2018 0 comments History & Culture
Humor about White Muslims

Humor about White Muslims

Australian White Muslima is joking about how some “traditional Muslims” see white Muslims.

January 5, 2018 0 comments History & Culture
The Song of Roland. Hero in the monotheistic paradigm

The Song of Roland. Hero in the monotheistic paradigm

Reflecting on common culture codes of Europe, a number of literary works, with no doubt, formed the character of previous European. If, Odysseus represents an archetype of a traveller, pioneer and conqueror, then, Faust — an active-minded and restless intellectual. Likewise, one of the most famous warrior archetypes is represented by Roland, one of Charlemagne’s (Carl the Great) knights, the hero of the[Read More…]

December 27, 2017 0 comments History & Culture
Growing Up White and Muslim in America (video)

Growing Up White and Muslim in America (video)

Ahamed Weinberg tells his story of growing up white and Muslim in a post 9/11.

December 21, 2017 0 comments History & Culture
Bosnian song: We are all Allah’s slaves, and we will all return to Him

Bosnian song: We are all Allah’s slaves, and we will all return to Him

Intro: “We are all Allah’s slaves, and we will all return to Him.” Verse 1 All of this, that is left of me It will soon become dust A tired body, make it easier for me Old age has reached me Chorus As time passes by, I witness You You created me with nothing Then You gave me strength, and[Read More…]

December 20, 2017 0 comments History & Culture