To understand Islam, we need to understand its major divisions, Sunni and Shiite. One way to start is to grasp the dueling significances of a major Islamic holiday, Ashura, coming up next Saturday ...

T he story of the 13 original colonies is a sweeping saga of ambition, resistance, and transformation that laid the bedrock for the modern United States. What began as a scattered collection of ...

A new University of Mississippi project maps the state's often-overlooked religious diversity, blending historical research, video interviews and sacred music to spotlight faith communities across ...

In late August 1619, “20 and odd” captive Africans first touched the soil at Point Comfort (now Fort Monroe National Monument), part of England’s new colony in Virginia.These men and women ...

In conclusion, teaching students to identify the thirteen colonies can be an exciting and engaging process. By using creative and interactive activities, such as map-making, art activities, role-play, ...

All other colonies that wished to join the nascent nation would have to get approval from 9 of the U.S.’s 13 states. Canada, of course, never took the U.S. up on its offer. Still, the proposal ...

America’s 13 Colonies didn’t fight the Revolution by themselves Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff Minutemen reenactors line up in front of Buckman Tavern before rehearsing the Battle of Lexington ...

The U.S. data comes from Pew Research Center’s 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study, which surveyed 36,908 adults.Because of this large sample size, we are able to analyze and report results for ...

A new map has revealed the most common religion in every African country, showing a clear divide between Christianity and Islam across the world’s second largest continent.The map, shared on ...

Thirteen Colonies. History; Fact : A Young George Washington Once Lost a Battle on July 4th Long before George Washington went down in history as an American founding father, highest-ranking ...

T he 13 colonies were a group of British colonies on the East coast of North America, which then became independent after the Revolutionary War.As to be expected, settlers brought eating habits and ...

The 13 original colonies of the United States were the foundation of what would become a new nation, born from a blend of ambition, conflict and compromise. These colonies stretched along the ...