Search | Salaam World

Search

Stephen (Musa) Oseana @Musa added blog in Literature
2025-02-25 16:14:06

Egypt and the Suez Canal

Egypt and the Suez Canal Contributed by Prof. Dr. Nazeer Ahmed, PhD Egypt is where the two giant continents of Asia and Africa meet. South of the Jordan valley the landscape of West Asia changes to the harsh desert of the Sinai. Dust storms rise up in the desert, blowing their way through the wasteland, making it difficult for man or beast to survive. At Suez, this harsh land meets up...

1

· 0 Comments ·0 Shares ·17K Views

Please log in to like, share and comment!
Stephen (Musa) Oseana @Musa added blog in Literature
2024-07-11 19:19:38

Shajarat al Durr, Queen of Egypt Contributed by Prof. Dr. Nazeer Ahmed, PhD

Fourteen years after Razia ascended the throne of Delhi (1236), another remarkable lady, Shajarat al Durr, became the queen of Egypt (1250). Like Razia, Shajarat al Durr was a Mamluke and a Turk. Specifically, Shajarat belonged to the family of Bahri Mamlukes, the Turkish tribe who had settled in the islands that dot the Nile. Those were turbulent times for the world of Islam. There existed at...

0 Comments ·1 Shares ·20K Views

Please log in to like, share and comment!
Stephen (Musa) Oseana @Musa added blog in Literature
2024-07-09 14:11:58

The Fatimids in Egypt Contributed by Prof. Dr. Nazeer Ahmed, PhD

The Fatimid conquest of Egypt (969) was a defining moment in Islamic history. It destroyed any semblance of central authority in the Muslim world, provoked the reaction of the Turks as defenders of orthodox (Sunni) Islam, impelled the Omayyads in Spain to declare their own Caliphate, launched the powerful Murabitun revolution in western Africa, denied the Muslims their last chance to conquer...

1

· 0 Comments ·2 Shares ·22K Views

Please log in to like, share and comment!

Salaam World https://salaam.world