For several years now, there has been a move to have a Universal Hijri Calendar — one calendar to serve for the whole Ummah. Saudi Arabia wants to be the one to fix the dates of the Universal Calendar. But Turkey, the former Ottoman Empire, also wants to be the center of this calendar. The… Read More Eid al Adha must be timed locally as it is separate from the Hajj
Two Muslim families and their friend were removed from an Air Tran Airways plane because – well, because they are Muslims. This is from http://www.cnn.com: WASHINGTON (CNN) — AirTran Airways apologized Friday to members of a Muslim family for kicking them off a plane and refusing to rebook them despite requests from FBI agents who… Read More Muslim passengers removed from the plane
While browsing through my computer files, I saw the reviews I made of two articles by two Moro UP professors. I wrote this in September 2002 REVIEW OF ARTICLE: The Philippine Muslims: Our Link to Southeast Asia Abraham P. Sakili (2000) Kasarinlan Vol. 15, No. 2 University of the Philippines pp. 27-34 Sakili argues that… Read More Review of Two Academic Articles by Moro U.P. professors
Mindanao, Sulu and Palawan comprised the Land of the Moros since the 13th century. In the 1660s, Palawan and Sabah were added to the Moro territories by virtue of a gift from the Sultanate of Brunei to the Sultanate of Sulu. The lands north of it like the Kingdom of Manila were invaded and colonized… Read More MOROLAND – Land of the Bangsa Moro
The Setting Sun 
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