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Hinduism and Monotheism (Part 2)

Vedic Monotheism?2. Discovering monotheism underneath polytheism Christian and post-Christian scholars have often attempted to recast other religions in the monotheistic mould. This endeavour was usually motivated by one of two c [...]

Posted On : Feb, 22 2012 | Comments : 0

No ‘honour’ in domestic violence, not part of Islam, imams t...

Canadian imams plan to condemn the “misguided notion” of so-called honor killings in their Friday sermons this week, responding to the high-profile trial of a father accused of murdering his three teenage daughters, allegedly [...]

Posted On : Dec, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Islamic art exhibit comes to BYU museum

The two religions are rarely mentioned in the same sentence, but BYU's Museum of Art is trying to change that with an exhibit featuring Islamic art from around the world. "It was amazing how many times people found the same value [...]

Posted On : Dec, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Calligraphy: Islamic art rediscovered

On display at the exhibition were 50 pieces from 10 renowned calligraphers — Aftab Ahmed Khan, Elahi Bux Matteh, Ibne Kaleem, Imran Tahir, Azeem Iqbal, Abdul Rehman Tabani, Tayyab Munawar, Anwar Saddidi, Mehmood Ali and Isra Ambreen [...]

Posted On : Dec, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

New York museum galleries refocus gaze on Islamic art

Fifteen renovated galleries offer fresh perspective on the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection of more than 12,000 Islamic works of art spanning 13 centuries and an area ranging from Spain to India. About 1,200 pieces of ar [...]

Posted On : Nov, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Islamic art comes alive in NY museum galleries

Islamic art is getting some awesome exposure in fifteen renovated galleries of New York. With of more than 12,000 Islamic works of art spanning 13 centuries and an area ranging from Spain to India on display, the exposure is immense. This [...]

Posted On : Nov, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Millions of Muslims Start Annual Hajj Near Mecca

MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia -- Wearing white robes to symbolize purity and equality under God, millions of Muslims began their annual hajj pilgrimage Saturday by climbing a rocky desert hill outside Mecca. Vast crowds of pilgrims started a [...]

Posted On : Nov, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Saudi Arabia/Islam: Umrah firms must prove departure of all ...

The Ministry of Hajj has made it compulsory for each Umrah company to prove that all its Umrah performers have left the Kingdom. Al-Yaum Saudi Arabic newspaper quoted informed sources as saying that only then an Umrah company may close it [...]

Posted On : Sep, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Kalighat paintings at Cleveland Museum of Art illuminate 19t...

Every art season has a sleeper — an exhibition that sounds minor but that turns out to be absolutely terrific. This summer’s example comes courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art. It’s a show of Kalighat paintings, a lit [...]

Posted On : Jul, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

The Max-Muller Syndrome :Distorting Hinduism (Part 1)

American Indologist and scholar of Hinduism Wendy Doniger commented on the Gita, “The Bhagavad Gîtâ is not as nice a book as some Americans think. Throughout the Mahâbhârata … Krishna goads human being [...]

Posted On : Jun, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

An Introduction to Hinduism, Part 3

What does Hinduism say about the soul? Hindu teachings on the nature of the self are as philosophically profound as they are pragmatic. We are more than our physical body, our mind, emotions and intellect, with which we so intimately ide [...]

Posted On : Feb, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Glimpses of Esoteric Christianity Part 5

The comprehension of Karma as revealed to the masses by Jesus is an improvement of the old interpretation and understanding of the principle of a previous dispensation of "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth," as given to the I [...]

Posted On : Nov, 23 2009 | Comments : 0

Glimpses of Esoteric Christianity Part 4

Everything in this universe is in motion. Movement produces change, or transformation. This is an eternal constant, a Law of the Cosmos, and it is immutable. The process of transformation occurs in stages, phases, and cycles. Every unit of [...]