Ur of the Chaldees, is a city mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as the birthplace of the Ismaelite and Israelite patriarch Abraham. In … More
Category: Religion
The Hero Twins of the Maya Creation Story
It was a hot day in Guatemala City in May of 1854. Two European adventurers – Karl Ritter von Scherzer … More
Deny Christofascism
For a religion that claims to have come from a brown-skinned Man that owned little more than the clothes on … More
Al-Ḥasan ibn Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib
Al-Ḥasan ibn Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib (Arabic: الحسن ابن علي ابن أبي طالب, 624–670 CE), commonly known as Hasan or Hassan, is the eldest son of Muhammad’s … More
Ahl al-Kisa’ – People of the Cloak
Ahl al-Kisa’ (Arabic: أهل الكساء, Ahl al-Kisā’), or the People of the Cloak, refers to the Islamic prophet, Muhammad; his daughter, Fatimah; his cousin and son-in-law Ali; and … More
the ‘butcher of Karbala’
The Wahhabi sack of Karbala occurred on 21 April 1802 (1216 Hijri) (1801), under the rule of Abdul-Aziz bin Muhammad the second ruler of the First … More
1979: the attack on the Grand Mosque in Mecca
Saudi Arabia is in a familiar, if unpleasant, position. On June 23, security forces in the kingdom disrupted an impending … More
If You Tell of Evil Or Try To Make Peace, You Die?
a person who turns over a Jewish person or his property to Gentiles is a moser and has no part … More
The NEW Middle East is Coming – Peace is Alive
Trump has said Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, why did he not also make East Jerusalem the capital of … More
Sikhism – disciple, learner
Sikhism (meaning a “disciple”, or a “learner”), is a religion that originated in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent about the end of the … More
Hinduism – a way of life
Hinduism is an Indian Dharma, or a way of life, widely practiced in South Asia. Hinduism has been called the oldest religion in the world, and … More
Jain – non-violence is the highest virtue
Jainism, traditionally known as Jain Dharma, is an ancient Indian religion. Followers of Jainism are called “Jains”, a word derived from the Sanskrit … More
Falun Gong – Dharma Wheel Practice
Falun Gong or Falun Dafa (Standard Mandarin Chinese: [fàlwə̌n tâfà]; literally, “Dharma Wheel Practice” or “Law Wheel Practice”) is a modern Chinese spiritual practice that combines … More
Buddhism
Buddhism is a religion and dharma that encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs and spiritual practices largely based on original teachings attributed to the Buddha and resulting interpreted philosophies. Buddhism originated in Ancient India sometime between the … More
Taoism – compassion, frugality, humility
Taoism is a religious or philosophical tradition of Chinese origin which emphasizes living in harmony with the Tao (Chinese: 道; pinyin: Dào; literally: “the Way”, also romanized as Dao). The Tao is … More
Bon
Bon, also spelled Bön, is a Tibetan religion. It is almost indistinguishable from Tibetan Buddhism in terms of doctrines and rituals, but differs in the … More
“develop”, “come into being”, or “create”
Khepri ḫprj is derived from Egyptian language verb ḫpr, meaning “develop”, “come into being”, or “create”. The god was connected with the scarab beetle (ḫprr in Egyptian), because the scarab … More
Warsaw Confederation – religious tolerance
The Warsaw Confederation, signed on January 28, 1573 by the Polish national assembly (sejm konwokacyjny) in Warsaw, was the first European act … More
Crimean Karaites – Krymkaraylar
The Crimean Karaites or Krymkaraylar, also known as Karaims and Qarays, are an ethnic group derived from Turkic-speakingadherents of Karaite Judaism in Central and Eastern Europe, especially in the territory of the … More
Krymchaks – “Children of Israel”
The Krymchaks are Jewish ethno-religious communities of Crimea derived from Turkic-speaking adherents of Orthodox Judaism. They have historically lived in close proximity to the Crimean Karaites, also Turkic but … More
