Crash Course
The Apocalyspe: Crash Course World Mythology
Mike Rugnetta is going to tell you stories of death, destruction, divine judgment, damnation, and the occasional happy ending. That's right, this week we're talking about the Apocalypse. Actually we're talking about a bunch of ways the...
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...
TED Talks
Eman Mohammed: The courage to tell a hidden story
Eman Mohammed is one of the few female photojournalists in the Gaza Strip. Though openly shunned by many of her male colleagues, she is given unprecedented access to areas denied to men. In this short, visual talk, the TED Fellow...
TED Talks
TED: The deadly legacy of cluster bombs | Laura Boushnak
The destruction of war doesn't stop when the fighting is over. Photographer and TED Fellow Laura Boushnak shares a powerful photo essay about the survivors of cluster bombs, people who encountered these deadly submunitions years after...
TED Talks
Feisal Abdul Rauf: Lose your ego, find your compassion
Imam Faisal Abdul Rauf combines the teachings of the Qur'an, the stories of Rumi, and the examples of Muhammad and Jesus, to demonstrate that only one obstacle stands between each of us and absolute compassion -- ourselves.
TED Talks
Lesley Hazleton: On reading the Koran
Lesley Hazleton sat down one day to read the Koran. And what she found -- as a non-Muslim, a self-identified "tourist" in the Islamic holy book -- wasn't what she expected. With serious scholarship and warm humor, Hazleton shares the...
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...
Crash Course
Malcolm X and the Rise of Black Power: Crash Course Black American History
In the late 1950s and the early to mid-1960s, a Muslim minister named Malcolm X rose to prominence in the United States during the struggle for Civil Rights. Malcolm X was a member of and spokesperson for the Nation of Islam, and he was...
Curated Video
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...
Curated Video
Does Queen Elizabeth have any Black, Jewish, or Muslim Ancestors?
Does Queen Elizabeth have any Black, Jewish, or Muslim Ancestors?
Curated Video
Statistics: Collecting Descriptive Statistic Data
By the end of this learning object, the student will be able to: Put descriptive data in a tally frequency table.4586
Curated Video
Moroccan Monarchs Family Tree | Alaouite Dynasty
Moroccan Monarchs Family Tree | Alaouite Dynasty
Curated Video
Second Battle of Tarain, 1192 AD Muhammad of Ghor Returns
Second Battle of Tarain, 1192 AD Muhammad of Ghor Returns
Curated Video
First Battle of Tarain, 1191 AD The First Islamic Conquest of India
First Battle of Tarain, 1191 AD The First Islamic Conquest of India
Curated Video
Battle of Uhud, 625 CE When things don't go as planned
Battle of Uhud, 625 CE When things don't go as planned
Curated Video
Sultana Raziya of Delhi - The Woman who ruled the Mamluk Sultanate
Sultana Raziya of Delhi - The Woman who ruled the Mamluk Sultanate
Curated Video
The Battle of Badr: The Turning Point in Islamic History
This video provides a detailed account of the historical significance of the Battle of Badr in the early days of Islam. It begins by setting the stage with the background of the Islamic religion and the challenges faced by Prophet...
Curated Video
Battle of the Zab River: The Abbasid Revolution
This video describes the fall of the Umayyad Caliphate and the rise of the Abbasid dynasty in the 8th century CE. It details the internal strife, ethnic tensions, and military conflicts that led to the Abbasid Revolution, culminating in...
Curated Video
How to Share Everything in IELTS Part 2 - IELTS Energy Podcast 1242
If you're asked on IELTS Speaking Part 2 to describe something you have shared, you'd be surprised at how many things you could actually talk about. (Hint- it's a lot!) Today we answer a question about this topic and provide a band 9...
Jabzy
Why did Muslims Attack Mecca in 1979? | Grand Mosque Seizure, Siege of Mecca, Saudi Terrorists
Why did Muslims Attack Mecca in 1979? | Grand Mosque Seizure, Siege of Mecca, Saudi Terrorists
Curated Video
Put descriptive data in a tally frequency table.
Put descriptive data in a tally frequency table.
Step Back History
Aisha: The Most Important Woman in Islam
Aisha, the wife of the founder of Islam, lived with unique connections that allowed her to have a large amount of power in the early Islamic Empire. This is the story of a woman who spent her life as a politician, adviser, educator, and...
Curated Video
The Man Who Never Lied: an African Proverb
This episode is about a wise man who offends a whole village and outwits a King. Is it always wise to tell the truth? And how to you tell the truth when you're not sure if the message delivered to you was actually truthful?