Mar 6, 2016 07:29 PM
Jinnah and Gandhiji - British India
http://navrangindia.blogspot.com/2016/03...ia_37.html
EXCERPT: In the annals of Indian History leading to freedom from the British yoke, two prominent Indian personalities hogged the lime light in the last final phases before the declaration of freedom in August, 1947 - Mohammad Ali Jinnah (25 December, 1876 – 11 September, 1948) and Gandhiji (2 October 1869 – 30 January,1948). The former, the founder of Pakistan was a disappointed person after the inevitable partition and died with a heavy heart; the latter a dejected man over the partition of the Indian sub continent and loss of innumerable innocent people on both sides during the transition period between two countries and the prevalence of disunity among the Hindus and Muslims....
The Legacy of Armenia: Trade, Metallurgy, and Forging of Precious Metals of the Ancient World
http://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts...ent-020759
EXCERPT: Since ancient times, demand for metals has been a big part of commercial exchange between countries separated by great distance. The Armenian Highland is situated between the Anatolian and Iranian plateau, and has played a significant role in ancient times in metal casting and processing....
The History of Islam's Golden Age: Part 1: Exploring Islam at a time when it was at its most progressive
http://historybuff.com/history-islams-go...gXDzR3DjYG
EXCERPT: These days, our culture is currently predominated by news of the U.S.A.'s foreign policy, celebrities like The Kardashian's, and Islam — although to be fair, two out of the three are rightly warranted (I'll let you take a shot at which is irrelevant, Kojack). When we think of Islam, the first thing that creeps into our minds are 9/11, the clusterfuck in the Middle East that will make even the people of Detroit sit there and say "Damn, I feel bad for them," and pretty much the downward spiral that has commenced with Islam in the form of radicalism due to groups such as Al Qaeda and ISIS (I'm appalled that they are named after Egypt's polytheistic deity, Isis, though it probably was unintentional). However, let's explore Islam during its heyday; to go back and explore when Islam, for much of its history, was the progressive religion (though it came off the backs of various warring, violent desert nomads).
Let me just make this clear: Islam is by no means a pacifist religion. The same can be attributed to every religion through the history of man since we first figured out what it means to become a society and when we figured out how to be able to speak and read and write. However, Islam does see war as a last resort and Muslims were chivalrous during those times of conquest (of course, there were the exceptions to the rule like there is to everything else in life). It's why I decided and felt the need to create a three-part series about Islam, or more specifically, a certain period in Islam's history when it was at the height of its power. I wanted to make this piece about Islam's Golden Age, a time where they preached that it was their duty to explore and gain knowledge; where they inspired their fellow Muslims to research in sciences and medicines and practice art, poetry, literature, and all that jazz....
http://navrangindia.blogspot.com/2016/03...ia_37.html
EXCERPT: In the annals of Indian History leading to freedom from the British yoke, two prominent Indian personalities hogged the lime light in the last final phases before the declaration of freedom in August, 1947 - Mohammad Ali Jinnah (25 December, 1876 – 11 September, 1948) and Gandhiji (2 October 1869 – 30 January,1948). The former, the founder of Pakistan was a disappointed person after the inevitable partition and died with a heavy heart; the latter a dejected man over the partition of the Indian sub continent and loss of innumerable innocent people on both sides during the transition period between two countries and the prevalence of disunity among the Hindus and Muslims....
The Legacy of Armenia: Trade, Metallurgy, and Forging of Precious Metals of the Ancient World
http://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts...ent-020759
EXCERPT: Since ancient times, demand for metals has been a big part of commercial exchange between countries separated by great distance. The Armenian Highland is situated between the Anatolian and Iranian plateau, and has played a significant role in ancient times in metal casting and processing....
The History of Islam's Golden Age: Part 1: Exploring Islam at a time when it was at its most progressive
http://historybuff.com/history-islams-go...gXDzR3DjYG
EXCERPT: These days, our culture is currently predominated by news of the U.S.A.'s foreign policy, celebrities like The Kardashian's, and Islam — although to be fair, two out of the three are rightly warranted (I'll let you take a shot at which is irrelevant, Kojack). When we think of Islam, the first thing that creeps into our minds are 9/11, the clusterfuck in the Middle East that will make even the people of Detroit sit there and say "Damn, I feel bad for them," and pretty much the downward spiral that has commenced with Islam in the form of radicalism due to groups such as Al Qaeda and ISIS (I'm appalled that they are named after Egypt's polytheistic deity, Isis, though it probably was unintentional). However, let's explore Islam during its heyday; to go back and explore when Islam, for much of its history, was the progressive religion (though it came off the backs of various warring, violent desert nomads).
Let me just make this clear: Islam is by no means a pacifist religion. The same can be attributed to every religion through the history of man since we first figured out what it means to become a society and when we figured out how to be able to speak and read and write. However, Islam does see war as a last resort and Muslims were chivalrous during those times of conquest (of course, there were the exceptions to the rule like there is to everything else in life). It's why I decided and felt the need to create a three-part series about Islam, or more specifically, a certain period in Islam's history when it was at the height of its power. I wanted to make this piece about Islam's Golden Age, a time where they preached that it was their duty to explore and gain knowledge; where they inspired their fellow Muslims to research in sciences and medicines and practice art, poetry, literature, and all that jazz....