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A
visitor to Jerusalem's Old City will find eight gates, each with
it's own history. Four of the main gates were
constructed according to the four directions of compass. One of the
gates is sealed awaiting the return of the Messiah and the end of
days.
It
has been few years now since my first and last visit to Jerusalem. As
I sat across the Western Wall on that warm summer evening and
watched my surroundings with mixed emotions, one thing has
become clear: This was a special moment in my life, one I would
always remember and cherish.
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Did You Know? |
950BCE - King Solomon builds a Temple, which becomes the principal center for
religious and spiritual life of Israel. It is situated at the place were
Abraham is believed was prepared to sacrifice his son Isaac.
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Iran Watch |
Tehran, Iran - 10/15/12
The EU has toughened its sanctions on
Iran, banning trade in finance, metals and natural gas, and making
business transactions in many other areas far more difficult. The fall
in the currency’s value, which has driven up the price of many
commodities, has presented Iran with huge economic risks, including the
possibility of runaway inflation...
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At
the time when Israel celebrates the Day of Independence the Palestinians
and the rest of the Arab world commemorate the event by mourning the
birth of the Jewish state. There is word for it in Arabic called Nakba
or Catastrophe. It is also brought up every time the question comes
up about the right of return of Arab refugees and their descendants,
numbering around four million people, back to Israel. >>>
Mohammed
Al-Wahhab, founder of Wahhabism, was born in1703 in the central Arabian
region of Najd, a desolate place practically uninhabited until 16th
century. Mohammed began studying Islam at very early age. He grew up
believing that the period during Prophet Mohammed's time was an ideal
Muslim society that had to be emulated. He was influenced by the ideas
of 14th century Islamic scholar ibn Taymiyyah.
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