Islamic Globalization

"What is worse than politically correct writing?" (Jeremiah Horrigan - Journalist)

"There is a world that wants to have mercy and a world that does not have any." (Authorless)

Is globalization facing an inevitable decline, designed of being pressured by the emerging Islamic fundamentalism project? We are not jumping to any deduction, on the other hand, we are trying to understand whether the historical moment has privileged a renaissance of a spiritual afflatus, which was hidden for a couple of centuries within the Muslim world.

Islamic history has always expressed a continual military movement n order to plan the basis of propagation of a messianic political-religious ideology. Europe, in its history, has often faced this project of expansion for thousand years about.

The Suez Canal

Suez Canal is the largest man-made artificial sea-level waterway found in Egypt. It was opened in the 1869 to allow water transportation between Europe and Asia to avoid ships navigation around Africa. The canal original size was 164 km long and 8metre deep. However enlargements have been undertaken and it now has a length of 193.30 km and its 24 metres deep. It also has a northern access channel of 22 km and 9 km southern access. The canal has a northern terminus known as Port Said and a southern terminus called Port Tewfik.

The Craddle of Civilization - A Brief Introduction to Egyptian History

Egyptian culture has emerged from a process that had been going on for thousands of years. The nomad tribes of fishermen and hunters began to be stationary in villages in approximately 6000 BC, and after the adapting of agriculture in approximately 5000 BC, some of them grew to quite a substantial size.

Other communities were also developing, by other rivers like Indus which is in today's India/Pakistan and much closer by Eufrat and Tigris in Mesopotamia.

Archaeology has revealed habitats which had their own typical pottery, tools, weapons, burial customs etc.

Until the advanced civilization from the southern town of Nagada started to spread north- wards, the cultures at the middle Egyptian town of Badari and a couple of minor at the southern delta, lived their own lives.

They stopped in the south at the cataract of Aswan, where the abundant shores ended and the sterile desert reached right down to the shores of the Nile. This point was the natural lower border of Egypt for thousands of years, separating them from the black inhabitants further south by a vast stretch of wasteland. As there was a need to have a single authority to manage the waters of the Nile, there was a creation of the world's first state in Egypt in approximately 3000 BC.

Some Facts in History and Philosophy

History is a subject pointing out important dates in the affairs of man and society. The center of history is the average man who does something spectacular worth remembering.

Man carves time with events in his search for a triumph such as winning in battles and creating something useful to remember. Studying our planet, life, and creations teach us the value of courage and faith to discover - that- which would carry nations to progress.

History of the Panama Canal

A survey was ordered for the isthmus. Following this, a working plan for a canal was drawn in the year 1529. The project was put on permanent hold due to the wars in Europe. The cravings for the control of kingdoms in the Mediterranean Sea also played a major role.

According to the history of the Panama Canal, a Spanish officer suggested an alternative canal route in 1534. This route was in close proximity to the present canal. Subsequently, several other plans were suggested for the canal. However, there was lack of action. The Spanish Government was quick to abandon its interest in the canal.

Books by German researcher Alexander von Humboldt revived interest in the canal in the early 19th century. The Spanish Government started construction of the canal formally in 1819. They selected a company to build it. American showed growing interest in the construction when gold was discovered in California in 1848. There was an increased rush among would-be miners.

The Panama Canal - American Era History at Its Best

The building of the Panama Canal marked the beginning of a new era in American history. America had arrived as a world power, and the Canal was an important demonstration, and component that power. The story of the building of the Panama Canal should be required reading in our schools. It is a story of magnificent planning, ingenuity, hard work, and dedication.

Until I, myself, read about the building of the Panama Canal, I had no idea what a grand accomplishment it was, and still is. In MY modern era, i.e., the 21st Century, where I see small mountains leveled in a matter of weeks, I didn't realize that even in this day and age, the building of such a canal would still be a monumental task.

And that is not even the whole story. The conquering of Malaria, and Yellow Fever, themselves, is an accomplishment beyond compare, and is a story unto itself.

History of the Dead Sea

Dead Sea is more than thirteen hundred feet below the sea level. Its water is much more salty than other oceans. The Dead Sea has a rich history that very few people know about. For thousands of years, people from across the world traveled hundreds of miles to this place for a number of reasons. It is also mentioned in the Old Testament of Bible, also known as Torah. This landlocked lake forms the natural border of Jordon on the eastern side and Israel on the western side. Because of the low elevation, many water streams pour themselves into this landlocked lake.

Other than algae, few bacteria and a species of fish, no other living beings can survive in the Dead Sea. It's hard for the living beings to survive in the harsh conditions of saline water and hot atmosphere. The formation of this landlocked lake can be assumed to be caused by the shifting of large tectonic plates in earth's crust. According to researchers' surveys and findings, this lake was formed because earth around the area was pulled apart, thereby creating a low elevation region. It's a fact that land around the lake is sinking even to this day.

A number of ancient cities were located around this lake. Before destruction, Jericho and Sodom are believed to be located around Dead Sea. Regions around the lake have been populated for more than two thousand years according to the ancient historic records. Various scrolls were discovered in the 1947 and the years that followed. Most of these scrolls were located around Qumran. A number of ancient texts have been found in the region. Many of them date back to a thousand years before Christ's birth. A place so rich in history is now on the verge of extinction. Everyone should come forward to support the cause and save this natural miracle for our future generations.