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Many new Muslims find that it is through the Quran that they become acquainted with Islam and the sudden interest in the faith sends them on a life-changing experience. Once embracing Islam however, getting to know the Quran is even more important – even for born Muslims. It is vital to remember that there are no versions of the Quran, …

Father Philoumenos (Hasapis) was the Monk of the Greek Orthodox monastery of Jacob’s Well near the city of Samaria, now called Nablus (Neapolis), in the West Bank. The Saint experienced a martyric death November 16,1979 at the hands of extremist Jewish Zionists who massacred him with an ax in the evening, while he was performing Vespers at the Well of …

As the new year's fireworks lit up the night sky along the Thames in London – where, at its peak, so many had exploded that all one could see was a blanket of white light – I was reminded of the UNESCO initiative to be launched this year. The International Year of Light aims to promote the works of the …

Seems that 2014 was a fruitful year from a scientific point of view for Muslim scientists and Muslim countries. Our Holy Book the Qur'an condones and encourages the acquisition of science and scientific knowledge, and urges humans to reflect on the natural phenomena as signs of God's creation. Muslims believe that doing science is an act of religious merit, even …