SIGNS & symbolsThe editorial in this issue highlights how humanitarian aid to Palestine has become a symbol of solidarity among Indonesians. It examines two major Islamic mass organizations in Indonesia, Nahdhatul Ulama and Muhammadiyah, and how they mobilize their ...
If the latest jihad victory is thought to be secure and slave labor is desired, the captured men and boys will be fettered in chains and put to work under conditions similar to those experienced by slave laborers under the Nazis during World War Two. They may be fed or starved at the s...
Nicolaus CopernicusEngraving from Christoph Hartknoch's bookAlt- und neues Preussen(1684; “Old and New Prussia”), depicting Nicolaus Copernicus as a saintly and humble figure. The astronomer is shown between a crucifix and a celestial globe, symbols of his vocation and work. The Latin text be...
here, may be cuneiform signs or the distant history of Iraq. And there are all these flowers, which may symbolize the renaissance of Iraq and the connection between the people and the land. Colorfulness is part of the Iraqi culture.” ...
and featuring the zodiac signs, solar symbols, planets, animal heads and anthropomorphic calligraphic scripts, this rare basin was made to symbolise the universe and harness its energy - evidence of a counterculture of astrology in the Muslim world, which predated Islam and continues to this da...
[006:021] And who is more unjust than he who forges a lie against ALLAH or treat HIS Signs as lies ? Surely the unjust shall not prosper. [006:022] And think of the day when WE shall gather them all together; then shall WE say to those who associated partners with ALLAH, `Where...
All the quotes and factual assertions in the long piece are documented, so you can check for yourself. Finally, in 2016, the U.S., along with 30 other countriesadopted a working definition of anti-semitismfor government use. Here are some of the signs of anti-Semitism given in that defin...
‘sloping’, in this case to the right. Ma’il is also notable for its lack of diacritical marks, the spelling symbols that distinguish between letters of similar shape. In this Qur’an, as in other ancient fragments, there are no vowel signs or other aids to pronunciation, and the end...
32 Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Ahmad Al-Tarafi, an eleventh century Arab chronographer writes: "[God] showed [Abraham] the signs of the heavens and the earth; indeed, the seven heavens gaped open before him even to the throne, and he contemplated them, and the seven earths were opened...
SIGNS & symbolsBOARDING schoolsISLAMCRITICAL analysisGender issues in pesantren can be seen in both men and women. Femininity in pesantren is characterized by passivity to limit women's movement. In novels related to pesantren, the female figure is usually depicted as someone ...