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Category Archives: History
Blackbirding: Australia’s history of luring, tricking and kidnapping Pacific Islanders
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
From Jan 1996 – Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan – interview with Pakistani Qawwali singer – Interview by Jeff Buckley
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
“Thus Spake Nehru” – Greater Kashmir 2010 – Interesting Nehru Quotes
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
Posted in Bangladesh, History, India, Kashmir, Pakistan, Quotes, South Asia
Tagged bangladesh, india, kashmir, nehru, pakistan, quotes
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Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru’s Tryst With Destiny Speech (English)
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How Sunil Dutt’s uncle and Inzamam-ul-Haq’s family were saved during Partition violence
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
We must look to the past, not Isis, for the true meaning of Islam – Robert Fisk
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
Posted in History, Ideaology, Islamophobia, Religion of Abraham
Tagged Emir Abdelkader, humanist, muslim, protector, sheikh, Sufi
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Why Thomas Jefferson’s vision of American Islam matters today
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
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
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 man’s name is … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Empire, History, Ideaology, Redneckia
Tagged amputation, belgian congo, black lives matter, rubber plantation, white history
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Sir Winston Churchill’s family begged him not to convert to Islam, letter reveals – Matilda Battersby 28 Dec. 2014
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
When Europe Loved Islam BY MARYA HANNUN, SOPHIE SPAAN
Before the continent started banning hijab, European aristocrats used to change their names to Abdullah and Muhammad, and going to the local mosque was the latest trend.