Category Archives: History

The grandfather of the European Enlightenment was Muslim

Posted on February 6, 2021 by kf1

What is the Muslim philosopher Averroes doing in the famous fresco “The School of Athens” of the Italian Renaissance painter Raphael? The painter brought together all thinkers and scientists that influenced the West. So, it’s no surprise that Plato and … Continue reading →

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Blackbirding: Australia’s history of luring, tricking and kidnapping Pacific Islanders

Posted on May 14, 2020 by kf1

Recent debate in the United States over the legacy of slavery has reignited discussions about Australia’s own dark past. Starting from the 1860s, tens of thousands of Pacific Islanders were taken to Australia to work on plantations in Queensland, often … Continue reading →

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From Jan 1996 – Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan – interview with Pakistani Qawwali singer – Interview by Jeff Buckley

Posted on April 7, 2020 by kf1

Pakistani Qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan drives people wild with his music, which is an unbelievable combination of rich, soaring, complex sounds including something that is hard to describe but reminds us of yodeling. His music has been featured … Continue reading →

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“Thus Spake Nehru” – Greater Kashmir 2010 – Interesting Nehru Quotes

Posted on August 15, 2017 by kf1

Yes Roy is right, if New Delhi is serious in filing a case against her and Geelani, they must first file it against the first prime minister of India, Hashim Qureshi quotes Nehru’s speeches which, by today’s New Delhi logic, … Continue reading →

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Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru’s Tryst With Destiny Speech (English)

Posted on August 15, 2017 by kf1
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How Sunil Dutt’s uncle and Inzamam-ul-Haq’s family were saved during Partition violence

Posted on August 12, 2017 by kf1

During the dark years of Nazi rule in Germany, there were Germans who overcame their fears of the Schutzstaffel, or SS a paramilitary organisation under Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party and Gestapo, the state secret police, to … Continue reading →

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We must look to the past, not Isis, for the true meaning of Islam – Robert Fisk

Posted on August 7, 2017 by kf1

Emir Abdelkader was a Muslim, Sufi, sheikh, humanist, protector of his people against Western barbarism, protector of Christians against Muslim barbarism, so noble that Abe Lincoln sent him a pair of Colt pistols Muslim historians claim Abdelkader saved 15,000 Christians, … Continue reading →

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Why Thomas Jeffersons vision of American Islam matters today

Posted on June 4, 2017 by kf1

An estimated 3.3 million American Muslims are celebrating the month of Ramadan. It was during this month that Prophet Mohammad first received revelations from God. The holiday has been celebrated at the White House with American Muslims since 1996, when … Continue reading →

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Father stares at the hand and foot of his five-year-old, severed as a punishment for failing to make the daily rubber quota, Belgian Congo, 1904

Posted on November 10, 2016 by kf1

A Congolese man looking at the severed hand and foot of his five-year-old daughter who was killed, and allegedly cannibalized, by the members of Anglo-Belgian India Rubber Company militia. The photograph is by Alice Seeley Harris, the mans name is … Continue reading →

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Sir Winston Churchills family begged him not to convert to Islam, letter reveals – Matilda Battersby 28 Dec. 2014

Posted on July 21, 2016 by kf1

He might have been a staunch protector of the British Empire, but the British Prime Minister had a love of the Orient and Islam The family of Sir Winston Churchill urged him to fight against the desire to convert to … Continue reading →

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