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Flag of Morocco during the Almohad dynasty (1121-1269). It's a chessboard that symbolized the victory of Islam's arguments over other religions and philosophies like Christianity. Almohads played a key role in spreading chess as we know it today to Spain and thus the West.

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TIL During Islam's Golden Age, scientists were paid the equivalent of what pro athletes are paid today.

TIL During Islam’s Golden Age, scientists were paid the equivalent of what pro athletes are paid today.

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Written by Daniel Pipes :: Writings In a widely praised January 1 speech at Cairo's Al-Azhar University, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi addressed the country's religious leadership, saying the time had come to reform Islam. He's won Western plaudits for this, including a nomination

Written by Moonbattery Muslims employ a one-two punch to intimidate the West into submission. The first fist is violence. The second, more effective weapon is political correctness. For example, the horrific Charlie Hebdo massacre was infuriatingly but predictably followed up by sniveling about...