Just discovered Ousmane Sembène, one of the founders of (black) African cinema. One of his movies, Ceddo (1977) presents the relatively undiscovered historical topic of the Islamization of black Africa, the conflict of Islam and […]
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Secular globalization as Westphalianism versus Islamism?
I simply can’t believe this entry on Fundamentalism by Bassam Tibi in the SAGE Encyclopedia of Political Theory (2010). It propagates as the process of “secular globalization” the so-called “Westphalian system of nation-states”, which is actually […]
Muslims condemning things
There’s this great tumbler called Muslims Condemning Things, which is about samples of muslims and their communities condemning violence, oppression, terrorism, etc. It shows great evidence, and acts as an excellent reminder for us about biased Eurocentric […]
When Europe Loved Islam
A very interesting Foreign Policy article on an important period of Western European and Muslim relations, worth to read. “Before the continent started banning hijab, European aristocrats used to change their names to Abdullah and Muhammad, and […]
Contribution of Arab geography to European “discoveries”
“Finally, maritime geography was the last kind discovered during the Ottoman Empire simultaneously with European “geography discoveries.” Columbus’ journey to the New World was motivated by Arab maritime geography. Vasco da Gama used Arab cartography […]
Zoltán Ginelli 