Abu Bakr: An Epitome of Truthfulness
Arabia … a desert as huge as almost three thousand square kilometers. A desert, but one from which…
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Our Big Small World
The past year was a busy one for The Fountain. In cooperation with many local NGOs and authorities,…
Myth or Reality: The “Invasion” and Spread of Islam in Spain
The majority of Spaniards, as well as people worldwide that have heard about “Muslim Spain,” know about the…
The Art of Living Together
At the onset of the twenty-first century, a new relationship is being forged between my own Greek…
My Dear Joseph
“My dear Joseph …” These were the words of Jacob as he wept for his beloved, trustful and…
Islamic Science and Making of the European Renaissance
George Saliba is a professor of Arabic and Islamic Science at Columbia University in New York, USA. He…
The “Turkish Letters” of Ogier G. de Busbecq (1520-1592)
The Ottomans had a strong cultural and political presence over the Middle East, North Africa and South Eastern…
The Spread of Islam
There are several historical reasons for the astounding spread of Islam throughout Arabia and abroad after Muhammad’s death…
Al-Andalus
Maria Rosa Menocal (2002) argues that Al-Andalus (711–1492) was a “utopian-like” society in which Jews and Muslims lived…
Schooling Islam
Moroccan preschoolers acquiring the basics of reading, writing and Qur’an memorization in state-funded kuttabs… Turkish high school students…
Romania: A Land of Peace
While undertaking a larger study on the biases and commonplaces in Romanian popular history, we encountered several deep-rooted…
At What Age Did Aisha Marry the Prophet?
When covering the life of Prophet Muhammad, one of the most debatable topics is that of the age…
Muslim Contributions to Mathematics
When we talk about Muslim contributions to mathematics we are usually referring to the years between 622 and…
Victory of the Spirit
Q: What is the meaning of “victory” for a believer, and how is it realized? Human life in…
A Journey of Discovery
I first became interested in Ottoman women in the early 1990s when I read a newly published book…