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| After the Prophet Mohammed consolidated the Arabic Tribes in the early 7th century CE, Islam stormed out of the Desert Kingdom energized by the newly revealed Holy Koran and inspired by the stern dictates of Allah. Within 100 years this new faith spread through the ashes of the Persian and Roman Empires, conquered the Middle East, swept across Northern Africa and created a 700 year Cultural Empire in Southern Spain that saved the works of Aristotle, Plato and Socrates from oblivion. Sharing a common ancestry with the Jews and Christians, while observing their religious traditions rooted firmly in the past, Muslims today are trying to organize stable political systems that accommodate the economic needs of 1.6 Billion faithful and are at peace with themselves and the outer world, a task tempered with difficult modern realities. |
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| Grand Mosque: Mecca, Saudi Arabia |
| Muslim School Girls: Cairo Egypt |
| Muslim Man saying Morning Prayers: Island of Mauritius, Indian Ocean |
| Whirling Dervish: Damascus, Syria |
| Separation Wall ( Palestinian side): Israel/West Bank |
| Dome of the Rock: Jerusalem |
| Alhambra Palace: Granada, Spain |
| Beggar Woman: Casablanca, Morocco |