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a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:47:"July 4th Reflection: Frederick Douglass to Gaza";s:12:"thePermalink";s:89:"https://www.islamicity.org/102126/reflecting-on-july-4th-from-frederick-douglass-to-gaza/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:10:"Majd Arbil";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:57:"united states of america|/topics/united-states-of-america";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Jul 6 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:37:"July 4, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:25:"Majd Arbil|/by/majd-arbil";s:5:"theID";i:102126;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"3 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"As people celebrate the Fourth of July, we remember the historic day in 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was adopted, proclaiming the birth of a new nation founded on the ......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:47:"July 4th Reflection: Frederick Douglass to Gaza";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:85:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=independence";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
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a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:39:"We Hold these Truths to be Self Evident";s:12:"thePermalink";s:72:"https://www.islamicity.org/5305/we-hold-these-truths-to-be-self-evident/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:16:"Us Congress 1776";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:86:"http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Declaration-of-Independence.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:25:"americas|/topics/americas";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Jul 5 2023";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:37:"July 2, 2004 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:37:"Us Congress 1776|/by/us-congress-1776";s:5:"theID";i:5305;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"10 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:145:"When in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them with another ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:39:"We Hold these Truths to be Self Evident";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:85:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=independence";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";}
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:41:"The Universal Declaration of Independence";s:12:"thePermalink";s:75:"https://www.islamicity.org/16242/the-universal-declaration-of-independence/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Mansoor Alam";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:77:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/iStock-1141549703.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:33:"independence|/topics/independence";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Jul 4 2023";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:37:"July 5, 2018 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Mansoor Alam|/by/mansoor-alam";s:5:"theID";i:16242;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"About fourteen hundred years ago, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) gave to humanity a document, containing universal truths including those mentioned in The Declaration of Independence.
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a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:34:"Why Thomas Jefferson Owned a Quran";s:12:"thePermalink";s:68:"https://www.islamicity.org/16209/why-thomas-jefferson-owned-a-quran/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Peter Manseau";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:76:"http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/tj_koran_vols_583.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:41:"thomas jefferson|/topics/thomas-jefferson";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Jul 4 2023";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:37:"July 1, 2018 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:31:"Peter Manseau|/by/peter-manseau";s:5:"theID";i:16209;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"11 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:112:"In 1815, President James Madison approved the act of Congress purchasing Thomas Jefferson’s private library.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:34:"Why Thomas Jefferson Owned a Quran";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:85:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=independence";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";}
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:43:"The Forgotten Lessons of the Fourth of July";s:12:"thePermalink";s:77:"https://www.islamicity.org/53118/the-forgotten-lessons-of-the-fourth-of-july/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Habib Siddiqui";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:86:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/iStock-us_constitution_isp.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:33:"independence|/topics/independence";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Jul 6 2020";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:37:"July 6, 2020 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Habib Siddiqui|/by/habib-siddiqui";s:5:"theID";i:53118;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"9 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:62:"American Independence Day, July 4, fell this year on Saturday.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:43:"The Forgotten Lessons of the Fourth of July";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:85:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=independence";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";}
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:30:"Islam Made Me A Better Citizen";s:12:"thePermalink";s:63:"https://www.islamicity.org/4362/islam-made-me-a-better-citizen/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Corey Saylor";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:83:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/paint_girls__1200x400.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:33:"independence|/topics/independence";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Jul 4 2020";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:37:"July 4, 2005 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Corey Saylor|/by/corey-saylor";s:5:"theID";i:4362;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"5 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:106:"Independence Day once meant nothing more to me than an excuse to party. Prior to my acceptance of Islam ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:30:"Islam Made Me A Better Citizen";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:85:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=independence";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";}
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:24:"Myths of the 4th of July";s:12:"thePermalink";s:57:"https://www.islamicity.org/3124/myths-of-the-4th-of-july/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:19:"Kevin R. C. Gutzman";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:71:"http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Flag-USA-isp.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:57:"united states of america|/topics/united-states-of-america";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Jul 3 2007";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:12:"July 3, 2007";s:9:"theAuthor";s:41:"Kevin R. C. Gutzman|/by/kevin-r-c-gutzman";s:5:"theID";i:3124;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"7 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:114:"The 4th of July, like many other government holidays, is surrounded by numerous myths. Some of the most notable ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:24:"Myths of the 4th of July";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:85:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=independence";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";}
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:52:"Turkey, Iran warn Iraqi Kurds over Independence Vote";s:12:"thePermalink";s:85:"https://www.islamicity.org/12856/turkey-iran-warn-iraqi-kurds-over-independence-vote/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:9:"Euro News";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:17:"iraq|/topics/iraq";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Aug 21 2017";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:40:"August 20, 2017 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:27:"Euro News|/source/euro-news";s:5:"theID";i:12856;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:0:"";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"
Iran and Turkey are again voicing their opposition to a planned referendum on Iraqi Kurdish independence.
Both countries have sizable Kurdish populations of thei......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:52:"Turkey, Iran warn Iraqi Kurds over Independence Vote";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:85:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=independence";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";}
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:52:"What is the Legacy of Indian Subcontinent Partition?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:85:"https://www.islamicity.org/12786/what-is-the-legacy-of-indian-subcontinent-partition/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:10:"Al Jazeera";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:25:"pakistan|/topics/pakistan";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Aug 15 2017";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:40:"August 14, 2017 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Al Jazeera|/source/al-jazeera";s:5:"theID";i:12786;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:0:"";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:161:"
The 14th of August 1947 was the historic day when British colonial rule ended and India won its independence.
A new nation was also born - Pakistan.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:52:"What is the Legacy of Indian Subcontinent Partition?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:85:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=independence";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";}
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:69:"Pakistan Independence: Projects record personal accounts of partition";s:12:"thePermalink";s:102:"https://www.islamicity.org/12754/pakistan-independence-projects-record-personal-accounts-of-partition/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:9:"Trt World";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:33:"independence|/topics/independence";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Aug 14 2017";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:40:"August 10, 2017 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:27:"Trt World|/source/trt-world";s:5:"theID";i:12754;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:0:"";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:121:"
Many of the people who migrated across the borders of India and newly-created Pakistan in 1947 have now died.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:69:"Pakistan Independence: Projects record personal accounts of partition";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:85:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=independence";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";}
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:22:"Why I Didn't Celebrate";s:12:"thePermalink";s:54:"https://www.islamicity.org/2088/why-i-didnt-celebrate/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:16:"Khadija Anderson";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:57:"united states of america|/topics/united-states-of-america";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Jul 8 2003";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:37:"July 7, 2003 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:37:"Khadija Anderson|/by/khadija-anderson";s:5:"theID";i:2088;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"7 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:219:"As a Caucasian-American who found truth in submitting to the will of God, the will of God that promotes peace, liberty and justice for all, I did not celebrate 4th of July this year as I have not for the last 10 years..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:22:"Why I Didn't Celebrate";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:85:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=independence";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";}
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:24:"From Madinah to Pakistan";s:12:"thePermalink";s:57:"https://www.islamicity.org/1847/from-madinah-to-pakistan/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:15:"Muzaffar Haleem";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:76:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/madinah-pakistan.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:33:"independence|/topics/independence";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Aug 14 2002";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:15:"August 14, 2002";s:9:"theAuthor";s:35:"Muzaffar Haleem|/by/muzaffar-haleem";s:5:"theID";i:1847;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"8 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:181:"The founder of the nation Mohammad Ali Jinnah put down three corner stones to build this country: Faith (in Allah), Unity, and Discipline. What have we done to these corner stones? ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:24:"From Madinah to Pakistan";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:85:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=independence";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";}