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I was 11, attending an Islamic school in northern New Jersey.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
The 57-nation Organisation of Islamic Cooperation said attacks on Mecca and Medina province, where Islam's second holiest shrine is located, constituted an "unacceptable and intolerable transgression".
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
For decades, Western powers have accused the Islamic republic of seeking nuclear weapons, a claim that Tehran categorically denies.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
An innovative aspect of this show is that it juxtaposes Western works identified as Orientalist—the depiction of Middle Eastern subjects and scenes and/or the incorporation of Islamic motifs—with source images and objects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
The expertise at distillation that medieval Islamic alchemists developed to produce alcohols and perfumes also let them distill petroleum into fractions, some of which proved to be even more powerful incendiaries.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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