a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:96495;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:54:"Historical Layers: Reexamining the Palestinian Tragedy";s:9:"the_title";s:54:"Historical Layers: Reexamining the Palestinian Tragedy";s:13:"the_permalink";s:87:"https://www.islamicity.org/96495/historical-layers-reexamining-the-palestinian-tragedy/";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Jan 17 2024";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:41:"January 16, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:182:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Palestine-exploitation.png&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:11:"Spahic Omer";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:6:"Europe";s:9:"the_topic";s:63:"Europe";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:0:"";}

a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:94599;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:64:"US Congress's Dilemma: Funding Ukraine Amidst Internal Divisions";s:9:"the_title";s:64:"US Congress's Dilemma: Funding Ukraine Amidst Internal Divisions";s:13:"the_permalink";s:96:"https://www.islamicity.org/94599/us-congresss-dilemma-funding-ukraine-amidst-internal-divisions/";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Dec 14 2023";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:42:"December 13, 2023 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:178:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Biden-and-Zelinsky.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:11:"James Zogby";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:6:"Europe";s:9:"the_topic";s:63:"Europe";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:0:"";}

a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:93793;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:65:"From Margins to Mainstream: How Gaza Shifted the Global Discourse";s:9:"the_title";s:65:"From Margins to Mainstream: How Gaza Shifted the Global Discourse";s:13:"the_permalink";s:98:"https://www.islamicity.org/93793/from-margins-to-mainstream-how-gaza-shifted-the-global-discourse/";s:8:"the_date";s:10:"Dec 1 2023";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:42:"November 30, 2023 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:182:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Palestinian-Solidarity.png&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:12:"Ramzy Baroud";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:6:"Europe";s:9:"the_topic";s:63:"Europe";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:0:"";}

a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:1;s:6:"the_id";i:78828;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:38:"How Islamic Architecture Shaped Europe";s:9:"the_title";s:38:"How Islamic Architecture Shaped Europe";s:13:"the_permalink";s:72:"https://www.islamicity.org/78828/how-islamic-architecture-shaped-europe/";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Aug 26 2021";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:38:"July 28, 2021 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:156:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=https://img.youtube.com/vi/4LrSU7-bDK4/maxresdefault.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:11:"Diana Darke";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:6:"Europe";s:9:"the_topic";s:63:"Europe";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:0:"";}

a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:3465;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:50:"How Islamic culture helped Europe out of Dark Ages";s:9:"the_title";s:50:"How Islamic culture helped Europe out of Dark Ages";s:13:"the_permalink";s:83:"https://www.islamicity.org/3465/how-islamic-culture-helped-europe-out-of-dark-ages/";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Nov 19 2016";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:41:"February 2, 2009 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:185:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/houseofwisdom__1200x400.JPG&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:15:"Patrick Catling";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:6:"Europe";s:9:"the_topic";s:63:"Europe";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:220:"Now that Barack Obama's America seeks conciliation rather than confrontation in the Middle East, here is a thoughtful book revealing how Islamic culture helped the West to emerge from the Dark Ages into the Renaissance. ";}

a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:10160;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:74:"London's Muslim Mayor: 1300 years of Muslims who ran major European cities";s:9:"the_title";s:74:"London's Muslim Mayor: 1300 years of Muslims who ran major European cities";s:13:"the_permalink";s:39:"https://www.islamicity.org/10160/10160/";s:8:"the_date";s:10:"May 8 2016";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:36:"May 7, 2016 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:189:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Athens_Mosque_in_the_Parthenon.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:9:"Juan Cole";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:15:"British Muslims";s:9:"the_topic";s:81:"British Muslims";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:0:"";}

a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:9603;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:23:"A Universe of Reference";s:9:"the_title";s:23:"A Universe of Reference";s:13:"the_permalink";s:56:"https://www.islamicity.org/9603/a-universe-of-reference/";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Feb 18 2016";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:41:"November 2, 2015 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:170:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/rome-mosque.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:13:"Tariq Ramadan";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:16:"American Muslims";s:9:"the_topic";s:83:"American Muslims";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:0:"";}

a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:3593;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:50:"Technology Transfer from Islamic World to the West";s:9:"the_title";s:50:"Technology Transfer from Islamic World to the West";s:13:"the_permalink";s:83:"https://www.islamicity.org/3593/technology-transfer-from-islamic-world-to-the-west/";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Oct 30 2015";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:38:"July 24, 2009 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:182:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/scientists__1200x400.JPG&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:12:"O. A. Joseph";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:6:"Europe";s:9:"the_topic";s:63:"Europe";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:145:"The traditional view of Western historians is that European culture is the direct descendant of the classical civilizations of Greece and Rome ..";}

a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:1;s:6:"the_id";i:9403;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:51:"Lesbos inundated as refugees battle to reach Athens";s:9:"the_title";s:51:"Lesbos inundated as refugees battle to reach Athens";s:13:"the_permalink";s:84:"https://www.islamicity.org/9403/lesbos-inundated-as-refugees-battle-to-reach-athens/";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Sep 19 2015";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:43:"September 18, 2015 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:189:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Refugees_Landing_Lesvos_Greece.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:8:"Guardian";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:6:"Europe";s:9:"the_topic";s:63:"Europe";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:0:"";}

a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:5619;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:51:"Renewal and Renaissance - Towards a New World Order";s:9:"the_title";s:51:"Renewal and Renaissance - Towards a New World Order";s:13:"the_permalink";s:82:"https://www.islamicity.org/5619/renewal-and-renaissance-towards-a-new-world-order/";s:8:"the_date";s:10:"Dec 7 2013";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:41:"December 6, 2013 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:193:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/nelsonmandela_oxfordIC__800x536.JPG&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:14:"Nelson Mandela";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:6:"Africa";s:9:"the_topic";s:63:"Africa";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:411:"Today Islam and Christianity represent major religions in Africa, with Islam in fact the majority religion on the continent. These are not alien presences but African religions. They are part of Africa`s identity because they were not merely acquired in interaction with the world, but we also transformed what was external in origin and made it part of Africa. In doing so we have also changed these religions.";}

a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:5575;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:22:"The coming of the west";s:9:"the_title";s:22:"The coming of the west";s:13:"the_permalink";s:55:"https://www.islamicity.org/5575/the-coming-of-the-west/";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Nov 22 2013";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:17:"November 22, 2013";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:192:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/Suez_Canal_IsmailiaIC__800x593.JPG&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:15:"Peter C. Speers";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:5:"Egypt";s:9:"the_topic";s:61:"Egypt";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:299:"The Western world had for centuries been gradually penetrating most of the areas that had once been part of the Muslim empire, and in the latter part of the nineteenth century, in the vacuum left by the long decay and decline of the Ottoman Empire, European powers came to dominate the Middle East. ";}

a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:2512;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:37:"What's Next for Turkey: The Marathon?";s:9:"the_title";s:37:"What's Next for Turkey: The Marathon?";s:13:"the_permalink";s:67:"https://www.islamicity.org/2512/whats-next-for-turkey-the-marathon/";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Jun 29 2010";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:13:"June 29, 2010";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:174:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Roof_hafez_tomb.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:14:"Habib Siddiqui";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:12:"Christianity";s:9:"the_topic";s:75:"Christianity";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:231:"The decision by the European commission shows that Europe is still not ready for pluralism and is worried about inclusion of a Muslim majority country. They can preach about the wisdom behind secularism, but religion still matters.";}

a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:7780;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:76:"Tracing the Impact of Latin Translations of Arabic Texts on European Society";s:9:"the_title";s:76:"Tracing the Impact of Latin Translations of Arabic Texts on European Society";s:13:"the_permalink";s:109:"https://www.islamicity.org/7780/tracing-the-impact-of-latin-translations-of-arabic-texts-on-european-society/";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Mar 15 2010";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:42:"February 19, 2010 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:174:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/a11_islamic_art.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:15:"Charles Burnett";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:6:"Arabic";s:9:"the_topic";s:63:"Arabic";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:262:"The 8th to the 13th centuries was such a period in Islamic history, when scholars from the Arab and the wider Islamic world explored the learning of earlier civilizations and built out of them a world civilization based on science which was previously unmatched.";}

a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:3770;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:22:"Liquidating the Empire";s:9:"the_title";s:22:"Liquidating the Empire";s:13:"the_permalink";s:55:"https://www.islamicity.org/3770/liquidating-the-empire/";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Feb 23 2010";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:17:"February 23, 2010";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:180:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/a7_islamic_art_desert.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:19:"Patrick J. Buchanan";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:11:"Afghanistan";s:9:"the_topic";s:73:"Afghanistan";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:276:"In 1989, however, the Cold War ended dramatically with the fall of the Berlin Wall, the retirement of the Red Army from Europe, the break-up of the Soviet Union and Beijing's abandonment of world communist revolution. Overnight, our world changed. But America did not change. ";}

a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:3768;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:29:"Islam's European Reformation?";s:9:"the_title";s:29:"Islam's European Reformation?";s:13:"the_permalink";s:60:"https://www.islamicity.org/3768/islams-european-reformation/";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Feb 23 2010";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:17:"February 23, 2010";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:181:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/tramadanIC__600x405.JPG&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:16:"Christian Sahner";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:6:"Europe";s:9:"the_topic";s:63:"Europe";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:318:"Is Islam fundamentally opposed to European values? How can governments integrate groups unwilling to desegregate themselves? Is Europe a secular or religious continent? These represent the signal questions facing Europe today; and for much of the past fifteen years, Tariq Ramadan has been at the center of the debate.";}

a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:7776;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:21:"A Eurocentric Problem";s:9:"the_title";s:21:"A Eurocentric Problem";s:13:"the_permalink";s:54:"https://www.islamicity.org/7776/a-eurocentric-problem/";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Feb 10 2010";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:17:"February 10, 2010";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:168:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/pattern1a.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:14:"M. Shahid Alam";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:6:"Europe";s:9:"the_topic";s:63:"Europe";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:306:"The central organizing principle of Eurocentrism is the division of the world into unequal moieties: us and them, self and the other. All those qualities that Western thinkers believe are emblems or sources of superiority are securely placed in the 'us' category; and their opposites are pinned on 'them.' ";}

a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:3720;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:44:"Poll suggests rising intolerance in European";s:9:"the_title";s:44:"Poll suggests rising intolerance in European";s:13:"the_permalink";s:77:"https://www.islamicity.org/3720/poll-suggests-rising-intolerance-in-european/";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Jan 11 2010";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:16:"January 11, 2010";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:180:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/a6_islamic_art_desert.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:28:"Abou El Mahassine Fassi-Fihr";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:6:"Europe";s:9:"the_topic";s:63:"Europe";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:131:"A recent EU-wide survey revealed disturbing findings in the level of discrimination that minorities face in their everyday lives ..";}

a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:3706;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:55:"Muslims Must Not Pay Price for Europe's Identity Crisis";s:9:"the_title";s:55:"Muslims Must Not Pay Price for Europe's Identity Crisis";s:13:"the_permalink";s:87:"https://www.islamicity.org/3706/muslims-must-not-pay-price-for-europes-identity-crisis/";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Dec 31 2009";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:17:"December 31, 2009";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:174:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/a10_islamic_art.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:12:"Ramzy Baroud";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:6:"Europe";s:9:"the_topic";s:63:"Europe";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:373:"Unfortunately, France is not alone; it merely highlights the most obvious manifestation of growing anti-Muslim sentiments throughout Europe. Unearthing the reasons behind the disturbing phenomena is hardly an easy task, for it arguably requires a greater examination of the political, economic and social woes of European states than it does of the 'shortcomings' of Islam.";}

a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:3688;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:28:"How Eurocentric Is Your Day?";s:9:"the_title";s:28:"How Eurocentric Is Your Day?";s:13:"the_permalink";s:60:"https://www.islamicity.org/3688/how-eurocentric-is-your-day/";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Nov 20 2009";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:17:"November 20, 2009";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:171:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Eurocentric.png&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:14:"M. Shahid Alam";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:6:"Europe";s:9:"the_topic";s:63:"Europe";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:190:"Can you get through a typical day without running into ideas, institutions, values, technologies and products that originated outside the West -- in China, India, the Islamicate or Africa? ";}

a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:3668;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:36:"Dispelling the Myths Behind Columbus";s:9:"the_title";s:36:"Dispelling the Myths Behind Columbus";s:13:"the_permalink";s:69:"https://www.islamicity.org/3668/dispelling-the-myths-behind-columbus/";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Oct 26 2009";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:16:"October 26, 2009";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:180:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/columbus__1200x400.JPG&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:15:"Azam Nizamuddin";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:6:"Europe";s:9:"the_topic";s:63:"Europe";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:102:"Mythologies of famous historical figures can have a life of their own if not checked and challenged ..";}