Firas Alkhateeb is an American researcher, writer and historian who specializes in the Islamic world. He completed his BA in history from the University of Illinois, Chicago, in 2010 and has since been teaching Islamic history at Universal School in Bridgeview, Illinois. He is currently a student of traditional Islamic sciences. His first book is "Lost Islamic History", which covers the history of Muslim societies throughout the world in a concise and approachable fashion. He also founded and writes the website Lost Islamic History.
Firas Alkhateeb is an American researcher, writer and historian who specializes in the Islamic world. He completed his BA in history from the University of Illinois, Chicago, in 2010 and has since been teaching Islamic history at Universal School in Bridgeview, Illinois. He is currently a student of traditional Islamic sciences. His first book is "Lost Islamic History", which covers the history of Muslim societies throughout the world in a concise and approachable fashion. He also founded and writes the website Lost Islamic History.
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a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:25:"How Islam Spread in India";s:12:"thePermalink";s:59:"https://www.islamicity.org/11485/how-islam-spread-in-india/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:15:"Firas Alkhateeb";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:75:"http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/iStock-476586370.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:23:"history|/topics/history";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jul 30 2023";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"April 24, 2017 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:35:"Firas Alkhateeb|/by/firas-alkhateeb";s:5:"theID";i:11485;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"8 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Today, there are over 500 million Muslims throughout the Indian subcontinent (India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh), making it one of the largest population centers of Muslims in the wo......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:25:"How Islam Spread in India";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:82:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=firas-alkhateeb";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:31:"The Birth of the Ottoman Empire";s:12:"thePermalink";s:65:"https://www.islamicity.org/11484/the-birth-of-the-ottoman-empire/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:15:"Firas Alkhateeb";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:75:"http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/iStock-539453474.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:31:"osman ghazi|/topics/osman-ghazi";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"May 15 2023";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"April 23, 2017 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:35:"Firas Alkhateeb|/by/firas-alkhateeb";s:5:"theID";i:11484;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"9 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:89:"According to the political philosophy of Ibn Khaldun, empires have lifespans like humans.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:31:"The Birth of the Ottoman Empire";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:82:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=firas-alkhateeb";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:24:"Muslim Conquest of Spain";s:12:"thePermalink";s:58:"https://www.islamicity.org/11535/muslim-conquest-of-spain/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:15:"Firas Alkhateeb";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:75:"http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/iStock-491727887.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:23:"history|/topics/history";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"May 13 2023";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:36:"May 1, 2017 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:35:"Firas Alkhateeb|/by/firas-alkhateeb";s:5:"theID";i:11535;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"9 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:128:"Few wars in Islamic history have been as decisive or as influential as the Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula in the 710s.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:24:"Muslim Conquest of Spain";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:82:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=firas-alkhateeb";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:30:"Did Islam Spread by the Sword?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:63:"https://www.islamicity.org/11479/did-islam-spread-by-the-sword/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:15:"Firas Alkhateeb";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:75:"http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/iStock-512700348.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:19:"syria|/topics/syria";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jan 31 2022";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"April 20, 2017 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:35:"Firas Alkhateeb|/by/firas-alkhateeb";s:5:"theID";i:11479;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"14 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"It’s a common accusation made against Muslims and Islam in general: “The only reason Islam is a world religion is because it spread by the sword.” It’s a favorite remark of......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:30:"Did Islam Spread by the Sword?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:82:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=firas-alkhateeb";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:38:"How Do We Know the Quran is Unchanged?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:70:"https://www.islamicity.org/6465/how-do-we-know-the-quran-is-unchanged/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:15:"Firas Alkhateeb";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:83:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/Uthman-Quran__554x800.PNG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:59:"preservation of the quran|/topics/preservation-of-the-quran";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Sep 27 2018";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"April 25, 2014 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:35:"Firas Alkhateeb|/by/firas-alkhateeb";s:5:"theID";i:6465;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"21 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:229:"Since it is well accepted in academic circles that both the Torah of the Jews and the New Testament of the Christians have changed over the centuries, European academics erroneously believed the same must be true about the Quran.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:38:"How Do We Know the Quran is Unchanged?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:82:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=firas-alkhateeb";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:22:"Who Were the Kharijis?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:55:"https://www.islamicity.org/11471/who-were-the-kharijis/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:15:"Firas Alkhateeb";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:75:"http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/iStock-499621543.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:25:"khawarij|/topics/khawarij";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Apr 20 2017";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"April 19, 2017 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:35:"Firas Alkhateeb|/by/firas-alkhateeb";s:5:"theID";i:11471;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"9 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:140:"Throughout Islamic history, groups have arisen from time to time advocating radically new and divergent ways of thinking about the religion.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:22:"Who Were the Kharijis?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:82:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=firas-alkhateeb";}
