Curated Video
Muslims march on 16th anniv of mosque attack and to protest recent attacks
1. Wide of procession
2. children carrying posters reading (English) "Pakistan be declared terrorist state"
3. Police officers walking
4. A Muslim cleric singing UPSOUND: singing
5. Protesters marching UPSOUND: singing
6. Close-up of...
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Cyber cemetery enables mourners to pay their respects online
1. Wide shot of cemetary known as Wadi-a-hussain, Valley of Hussein
2. Wide shot of people praying on graves
3. Wide of woman praying with boy standing beside her
4. Two mourners sit at grave reading the Quran
5. Close up of the Quran...
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WRAP Sporadic gunfire echoeing through centre of Karbala, pilgrims
August 29, 2007
1. Building faÄżËade scorched by fire AUDIO gunfire
2. Burnt out car
3. Huge cloud of black smoke near the holy shrine of Imam al-Hussein, grandson of Prophet Mohammed
4. Fire truck and smoke, people looking on
5....
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Iraqi pilgrims not allowed to go to Saudi Arabia
1. Exterior Baghdad International Airport
2. Sign reading: (in Arabic) "Baghdad International Airport"
3. Sign reading: "Haji", pull out wide
4. Iraqi pilgrims crowded inside airport terminal
5. Male pilgrim sleeping on seat
6. Female...
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West Bank - Memorial Jihad leader Fathi Shqaqi
Radical Palestinian groups vowed to continue their fight against Israel on Saturday (26/10), one year after the assassination of Islamic Jihad leader Fathi Shqaqi.
To mark the anniversary, thousands of Muslim students marched to Bir-Zeit...
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Karzai wishes people a happy and peaceful Eid
1. Wide exterior of Presidential court
2. Former Afghan King Zahir Shah and Hamid Karzai walking
3. Various of Zahir Shah
4. Karzai inspecting guard of honour
5. Close-up of guard
6. Back view of Karzai inspecting guard of honour
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Pilgrims brave scorching temperatures in SArabia
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST:AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY Mount Arafat - 11 September 20161. Various AERIALS of Mount Arafat2. Various of pilgrims walking towards Mount Arafat3. Pan of pilgrims4. Various of men...
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Mansa Musa and Islam in Africa: Crash Course World History
In which John Green teaches you about Sub-Saharan Africa! So, what exactly was going on there? It turns out, it was a lot of trade, converting to Islam, visits from Ibn Battuta, trade, beautiful women, trade, some impressive...
TED Talks
Mustafa Akyol: Faith versus tradition in Islam
Journalist Mustafa Akyol talks about the way that some local cultural practices (such as the seclusion of women) have become linked, in the popular mind, to the articles of faith of Islam. Has the world's general idea of the Islamic...
TED Talks
Laura Boushnak: For these women, reading is a daring act
In some parts of the world, half of the women lack basic reading and writing skills. The reasons vary, but in many cases, literacy isn't valued by fathers, husbands, even mothers. Photographer and TED Fellow Laura Boushnak traveled to...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The rise and fall of the medieval Islamic Empire | Petra Sijpesteijn and Birte Kristiansen
In the 7th century CE, the prophet Muhammad united the people of the Arabian Peninsula through the formation of Islam. Over the next 30 years, caliphs conquered vast areas beyond Arabia, including their mighty neighbors the Persians and...
Crash Course
Int'l Commerce, Snorkeling Camels, and The Indian Ocean Trade: Crash Course World History
In which John Green teaches you the history of the Indian Ocean Trade. John weaves a tale of swashbuckling adventure, replete with trade in books, ivory, and timber. Along the way, John manages to cover advances in seafaring technology,...
TED Talks
Naif Al-Mutawa: Superheroes inspired by Islam
In "THE 99," Naif Al-Mutawa's new generation of comic book heroes fight more than crime -- they smash stereotypes and battle extremism. Named after the 99 attributes of Allah, his characters reinforce positive messages of Islam and cross...
TED-Ed
The rise of the Ottoman Empire | Mostafa Minawi
In the late 13th century, Osman I established a small principality sandwiched between a crumbling Byzantine Empire and a weakened Sultanate of the Seljuk of Rum, in what is now Turkey. In just a few generations, this territory had...
TED Talks
TED: What it's like to be Muslim in America | Dalia Mogahed
When you look at Muslim scholar Dalia Mogahed, what do you see: A woman of faith? A scholar, a mom, a sister? Or an oppressed, brainwashed, potential terrorist? In this personal, powerful talk, Mogahed asks us, in this polarizing time,...
TED Talks
Sheikha Al Mayassa: Globalizing the local, localizing the global
Sheikha Al Mayassa, a patron of artists, storytellers and filmmakers in Qatar, talks about how art and culture create a country's identity -- and allow every country to share its unique identity with the wider world. As she says: "We...
TED Talks
Shereen El Feki: Pop culture in the Arab world
Shereen El Feki shows how some Arab cultures are borrowing trademarks of Western pop culture -- music videos, comics, even Barbie -- and adding a culturally appropriate twist. The hybridized media shows how two civilizations, rather than...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: The complex geometry of Islamic design - Eric Broug
In Islamic culture, geometric design is everywhere: you can find it in mosques, madrasas, palaces, and private homes. And despite the remarkable complexity of these designs, they can be created with just a compass to draw circles and a...
TED Talks
Karima Bennoune: When people of Muslim heritage challenge fundamentalism
Karima Bennoune shares four powerful stories of real people fighting against fundamentalism in their own communities — refusing to allow the faith they love to become a tool for crime, attacks and murder. These personal stories humanize...
Crash Course
The Medieval Islamicate World: Crash Course History of Science
The religion of Islam significantly influenced knowledge-making in the greater Mediterranean and western Asian world. Islamicate scholars—meaning people influenced by Islamic civilization, regardless of their religious views—gave us...
Crash Course
Islam, the Quran, and the Five Pillars All Without a Flamewar Crash Course World History
In which John Green teaches you the history of Islam, including the revelation of the Qu'ran to Muhammad, the five pillars of Islam, how the Islamic empire got its start, the Rightly Guided Caliphs, and more. Learn about hadiths, Abu...
TED Talks
Lesley Hazleton: The doubt essential to faith
When Lesley Hazleton was writing a biography of Muhammad, she was struck by something: The night he received the revelation of the Koran, according to early accounts, his first reaction was doubt, awe, even fear. And yet this experience...
TED Talks
TED: Islamophobia killed my brother. Let's end the hate | Suzanne Barakat
On February 10, 2015, Suzanne Barakat's brother Deah, her sister-in-law Yusor and Yusor's sister Razan were murdered by their neighbor in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The perpetrator's story, that he killed them over a traffic dispute,...
TED Talks
TED: Inside the mind of a former radical jihadist | Manwar Ali
For a long time, I lived for death, says Manwar Ali, a former radical jihadist who participated in violent, armed campaigns in the Middle east and Asia in the 1980s. In this moving talk, he reflects on his experience with radicalization...