3 Must-Read Books about Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
Blog by The Islamic Book Cafe on Dec 07, 2023 Islam is one of the world’s largest and most influential
How Did Christianity Change the Roman Empire?
‘Christianity brought much greater intolerance’ Peter Sarris is Professor of Late Antique, Medieval and Byzantine Studies at Trinity College, Cambridge
Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
Saint Nicholas was dead, to begin with. On 6 December 343, to be precise, in Myra, in present-day Turkey. But,
‘One Fine Day’ and ‘Imperial Island’ review
Nobody writes small books about the British Empire any more. Whether defending or deriding Britain’s long history of colonialism, the
Was the 1926 Floating University a Failure?
On the morning of 6 November 1926, readers of the Detroit Free Press woke to sensational front-page headlines: ‘Sea Collegians
France’s Long March Against Racism
It is 40 years this December since the ‘March for Equality and Against Racism’ – better known as the ‘la
The Importance of Learning Qur’anic Arabic for Muslims
Blog by The Islamic Book Cafe on Dec 01, 2023 In the hearts of millions of Muslims around the world,
The Lost Years of Jesus
Amid the excitement of Christmas, it is sobering to think how little we know about Jesus’ early life. Only two
‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
With Triumph and Illusion Jonathan Sumption has, after more than three decades’ toil and 4,000 pages, brought his epic five-volume
The Yellow Trade in Counterfeit Coins
British overseas trade boomed during the 18th century. ‘There was never from the earliest ages a time in which trade
