On this day (30 July 762CE) the city of Baghdad was founded by the Abbasid Caliphate. Within a century it was the largest city in the world and a centre for learning and trade.
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On this day (4th July, 1187CE), Muslim forces led by Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn decisively defeated the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem at the Battle of Hattin in northern Palestine. The city of Jerusalem would be liberated three months later after 88 years of Crusader occupation.
On this day (29 June 1236CE), the city of Córdoba, al-Andalus was conquered by Ferdinand III. In the same year, the Great Mosque was turned into a church.
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On this day (24th June 2012CE), Dr Mohamed Morsi was announced as the winner of the presidential elections with 51.73% of the votes, becoming the first fairly-elected President of Egypt.
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On this day (20th June, 656CE) the third caliph, Uthman bin Affan, was assassinated by rebellious soldiers in Medina. The ensuing political chaos would not end until the beginning of Mu'awiya's caliphate in 661.
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"The end of tyrants is something very beautiful – unfortunately, we don’t often live to see it. " - Dr. Ahmed Khalid Tawfiq
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The US have threatened the International Criminal Court for investigating war-crimes committed by US army personnel in Afghanistan.
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On this day (26 March, 1169) Salah al-Din, a Kurdish soldier, became the emir of Egypt. 18 years later he liberated Jerusalem from the crusaders.
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15 years ago on this day; the martyrdom of Ahmed Yasin, resistance leader and Imam in Palestine. Killed by the Zionist occupation forces #OnThisDay
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