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13th-Century Christian Fresco Covered by Islamic 'Altar Tent' Discovered, May Have Been a Trophy Seized From Battle
Century Christian Fresco Covered by Islamic 'Altar Tent' Discovered, May Have Been a Trophy Seized From Battle Islam and ...
Opinion
COLUMN: Why Islam needs its own modern-day reformation
The Hutchinson Public Library has an important new book available to anyone with a library card. This book, by Ms. Ayaan Hirsi Ali, is titled “Heretic: Why Islam needs a Reformation Now.” I would ...
Public Radio International21h
Fresco reveals Islamic tent in Medieval Christian house of worship
A 700-year-old fresco discovered on the wall of a convent church in northern Italy suggests that luxurious Islamic tents were used to cover altars in medieval European churches. The World’s Sarah ...
The Victoria Advocate4d
Islamic Center Opens Doors and Minds
The Islamic Center of Livermore (ICL) has been serving the Tri-Valley Muslim community since 1994, most of the time in a ...
The Tablet4d
Where Christianity and Islam met at the altar
New research has found a church in medieval Italy whose high altar was surrounded by a vast Islamic tent. How did it get ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs7d
700-year-old Italian fresco reveals medieval church's use of Islamic tents
A 700-year-old fresco discovered in the convent church of S. Antonio in Polesine in Ferrara, Italy, reveals that luxurious Islamic tents were used to conceal altars in medieval European churches ...