Mughal Art and Architecture By Syed Ilyas Basha We, The Indian Muslims are proud to be…
Category: Culture and Heritage
Muslim Spain- Crucial Part of Europe’s History
By Latheef Farook More than four centuries of Muslim rule in Spain is regarded as the…
Paradise lost: Why the ideal of Al-Andalus found a place in Arab poetry
A view of the Alhambra palace in Granada, 10 June 2023 (AFP/Jorge Guerrero) From Nizar…
Gaza’s hidden heritage: Five historic sites in the besieged Palestinian territory
The besieged territory is home to a number of historic houses of worship (MEE/Ahmad al Danaf)…
The fate of the Moriscos: The last remnants of Islam in Spain after the Reconquista
The last Muslim king in Spain, Muhammad XII, depicted by Francisco Pradilla y Ortiz in ‘The…
Descendants of Ottomans in Latin America: ‘Los Turcos’
Members of Ottoman military marching band, mark the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the ‘Los…
Singapore’s Arab Street: A closer look at the community building a new legacy
Arabs in Singapore are working hard to carve out a new legacy and honour those who…
HISTORY OF KHAN CLOCK TOWER, ‘KHAN’ LANDMARKS & PARSIS OF SRI LANKA.
This video is about the history of the Khan Memorial Clock Tower, in Pettah, Colombo, and…
Ali Haydar Pasha: The last Ottoman emir of Mecca By Yusuf Selman Inanc
Ali Haydar was part of the Zawi Zayd clan within the Sharif dynasty that ruled…
Written Out Of History: The Forgotten Afghans Of Sri Lanka By Tuan M. Zameer Careem –
Sri Lanka experienced major waves of immigration during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when…
Muslims of Tamil Nadu – History, social structure, and current status
By Syed Ali Mujtaba Islam came to Tamil Nadu in its earliest days when the Arabs…
Damascus Gate: The significance of the main entry into Jerusalem’s Old City By Nadda Osman
Damascus Gate is an iconic structure and is highly important for Palestinians (Wikimedia Commons) Known…
From the Achaemenids to the Mughals: A look at India’s lost Persian history By Shahinda Syed
A Mughal prince (seated) receives a Persian delegation in this 17th century Indian miniature (Public domain)…
Who was Ibn Sina? The great philosopher and physician of medieval Islam By Nadda Osman
Ibn Sina would influence philosophers and scientists for centuries after his lifetime (Wikimedia) Known as…
Study reveals ethnic similarities among four ethnic groups : Are Sri Lankans one big family?
The X chromosome DNA fingerprinting has enabled paternity identification even in the absence of the father…
Those People from the Past
It was while researching the genealogy of my maternal ancestors that I stumbled upon a burgher…