The Zanj were counted amongst the Kharijite Muslims. As proponents of racial equality and self determination the Kharijites were known by the slogans,” Even a Zanj can be Caliph” and “Judgement belongs to Allah alone.” read more
Imagine a fresh leaf that contains seven times as much vitamin C as oranges. When the leaf is dry, it contains half the quantity of the vitamin in oranges. read more
PETITION AGAINST YOUR PROPOSED AUCTION OF OUR ANCESTRAL LEGACY:
Dear Rastalive Wire:
Please, join me to petition and condemn a proposed auction of a very ancient Benin Art that was stolen from Benin Kingdom. The sculpture is that of Queen Idia, the mother of Oba Esigie, the Benin monarch who was reigning when Prince Ohime, (later vernacularised as “Chime”) left the Benin empire to establish Onitsha and other kingdoms in mid-Western and Eastern Nigeria. Prince Ohime and Oba Esigie were siblings! read more
Santa Claus is a shortened form of San/Saint Nicholas. He is supposed to be this easy-go happy fat Nordic fellow (Pale skin man) from the North pole yelling ho..ho..ho.. and as he merrily brings the cheer of the Christmas season to all and sundry.read more
Garlic may be useful as an alternative treatment for high blood pressure, a perenial killer amongst Africans and African-Americans. This has been widely noted by alternative health care providers specializing in the health of Africans and those in the diaspora.read more
A team of archaeologists from the University of Hamburg said they discovered the Queen of Sheba’s palace and an altar that may have once held the Ark of the Covenant in Axum, Ethiopia. read more
Egypt could not win a war with Ethiopia and was also aiding rebel groups in an attempt to destabilise the Horn of Africa nation, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said in an interview.read more