Learn interesting facts about Islam and Muslims. From contributions of famous Muslims in history to just plain interesting facts about Islam in America, this podcast will have your jaw dropping with small tidbits of information that are designed to help young Muslims in America develop a pride in their identity. This podcast is produced by Sprouting Education, an educational consulting company with a goal to find new ways to motivate and promote innovations in Islamic education.
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D.Y.K. 37 Muslims are victims of terrorism too?
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Muslim Americans serve their country every day. They are police and military soldiers.
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D.Y.K. 35 A Muslim Woman Competed in Beauty Pageants?
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Did you know a Muslim woman competed in Beauty Pageants? She changed the way Americans looked at hijab and pushed the limits of the fashion industry until the fashion industry pushed the limits of her Islamic lifestyle.
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This poem summarizes the many stories told on this podcast. It gives voice to the American Muslim and our rightful place in American history retold. MY country tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, of Thee I sing.
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D.Y.K. 33 The First Hillbillies were Likely Muslims?
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Did you know that the first hillbillies were likely Muslims? Sir Francis Drake marooned over 200 Moorish slaves that he had captured from the Spanish, on the Island of Roanoke. The Colonist disappeared and so did the Moorish slaves - likely into the hills to become the first Melungeons, also known later has hillbillies.…
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D.Y.K. 27 That Muslims Brought Elephants to America?
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Muslims not only discovered America, but also explored it way before Columbus did. They brought 2000 ships, elephants, and all kinds of supplies.
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D.Y.K. 32 One of the World's Greatest Islamic Calligraphers is an American?
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Did you know that one of the world's greatest calligraphers is an American? Mohamed Zakariya became a Muslim in 1961 when he was only 19 years old after he traveled to Morocco to learn more about calligraphy. He's best known as the artist of the Eid Stamps.
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D.Y.K. 31 US Lawyers Regard Islam as a Source of Law?
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Did you know that US Lawyers regard Islam as one of the greatest sources of law. Symbols of this can be found in several American law institutions such as Harvard Law School, the Supreme Court, and at one time, the Manhattan Appellate Court.
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Contrary to popular belief, Roger Bacon and Sir Isaac Newton were not the first to discover Gravity. Al-Khazini discovered theories of gravity many years before these Western scholars.
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D.Y.K. 29 A Muslim was Inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame?
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Did you Know Yusuf Islam was inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame in 2014?
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D.Y.K. 28 That the Father of Modern Chemistry was a Muslim?
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Jabir Ibn Hayyan, also known in the West as Geber, was able to establish modern chemistry out of the study of alchemy by systematically observing and measuring various chemicals and organic materials.
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D.Y.K. 26 - The First Person to Sight Land From Columbus' Ships Converted to Islam?
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Did you know that the first person to sight land from Columbus' ships converted to Islam. His name was Rodrigo De Triana.
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Did you you know that Thomas Jefferson hosted an iftar in the White House in 1805?
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D.Y.K. 24 - The Hypothetical Muslim President
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Did you know that the US Bill of Rights was a result of the debate over the hypothetical Muslim President?
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D.Y.K. 23 That A Muslim Created the R&B Music Industry in the US?
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Did you know that a Muslim created the R&B music industry in the US?
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Did you know that early Muslims have been using renewable energy since the time of the Khalifadun Rashudah?
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D.Y.K. 21 - That A US Senator Used Islam to Argue Against Slavery?
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Did you know that Senator Charles Sumner Used Islamic principles to argue against slavery?
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Did you know that America's first ally was Morocco?
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Did you know that many of the characters in the movie, Pirates of the Caribbean were Muslims?
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Did you know that the most widely read poet in the US is a Muslim?
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Did you know that the first Halal restaurant was in Sheridan, Wyoming?
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Did you know that many of our Founding Fathers did not believe in or at least doubted that Jesus is the son of God?
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Did you know that the Statue of Liberty was originally designed to be a Muslim woman?
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Did you know that the first settler of Brooklyn, NY was a Muslim?
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Did you know that the first Muslim American Scholar was also a hero of the War of 1812?
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Did you know that Muslims contributed to vaccine development from smallpox to coronavirus?
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Did you know that New Mexico was discovered by a Muslim?
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Did you know that over 200 of the brightest stars have Arabic names and were named by Muslims?
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Did you that there are 7 towns in the USA named Mecca?
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Did you know that Islam the most diverse religion in America?
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Did you know that Irving, TX has an Islamic connection?
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Did you know that the University of Alabama saved the Qur'an?
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Did you know that Benjamin Franklin quoted Sirah at a time when no copy of the Sirah was available in print in English?
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Did you know that California was named after a Muslim?
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Did you know that Muslims used hand held computers in the Middle Ages?
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Did you know that the richest person that ever lived was a Muslim?
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Did you know that Muslims discovered America long before Columbus even bumped into it?
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