Category Archives: history

Michael Cook on Why Muhammad Matters

Posted on October 2, 2013 by admin

How and Why Muhammad Made a Difference This is a lecture by Michael Cook to mostly journalists concerning the legacy of Muhammad and why he mattered. The link provided includes the Q&A session as well as the lecture, cut below:   May 22, 2006 How and Why Muhammad Made a Difference Key West, Florida Some […] Continue reading →

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Syrian / Iraqi Ba’ath Party History Blog Entry

Posted on September 18, 2013 by admin

The Baby and the Baath Water What is happening in Syria feels like one of the last gasps of the age of the military dictators. An old way of running the world is still desperately trying to cling to power, but the underlying feeling in the west is that somehow Assad’s archaic and cruel military […] Continue reading →

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Exclusive: CIA Files Prove America Helped Saddam as He Gassed Iran

Posted on August 28, 2013 by admin

Exclusive: CIA Files Prove America Helped Saddam as He Gassed Iran
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Ottoman History Podcast

Posted on October 14, 2012 by admin

Here is a podcast from an Ottoman History website offering samples of Ottoman classical court music:  Ottoman History Podcast Continue reading →

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Biography of the Prophet Muhammad

Posted on October 14, 2012 by admin

Here is a nearly 2 hour documentary offering a full biography of the Prophet Muhammad: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULnh55XuQ4s&feature=youtu.be[/youtube]
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The History and Philosophy of Representational Art in Islam

Posted on October 4, 2012 by admin

This book: There exists a widespread belief that Islam can countenance no representational religious art, that any depiction of religious figures will trip the wire of Newsweek’s “Muslim Rage.” Such a belief is so firmly held in the west that it easily underwrote the government-propagated claim that the attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi … Continue reading » Continue reading →

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Obama’s Ottoman Conspiracy

Posted on September 27, 2012 by admin

Colbert Video on Obama’s Ottoman Conspiracy Continue reading →

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Turkish-Greek Population Exchange Film

Posted on September 25, 2012 by admin

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Even Einstein couldn’t think of a peace plan An archive of Einstein’s letters reveal his thoughts on a problem he couldn’t solve: how Arabs and Jews can live together. From Jerusalem, Donald Macintyre reports

Posted on March 21, 2012 by admin

Einstein’s views on Palestinian peace… Continue reading →

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Christopher Torchia, SF Gate, 2/24/2012: “Turkey’s Jewish narrative: tolerance and dark side”

Posted on February 24, 2012 by admin

Turkey’s Jewish narrative: tolerance and dark side.  This article discusses the SS Struma sinking that we mentioned in class this week. Continue reading →

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