News over the wires confirm that former world heavy weigh boxing champion Mohammed Ali is on life support in the hospital. Our thoughts and love are with him. read more

The Father of Moldavian Hesychasts’—St Daniel the Hesychast

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Here is the brief Life composed by Fr Ioanichie:

Our holy Father Daniel the Hesychast was one of the greatest Saints brought forth by the Moldavian land, a great teacher of the desert and a guide of monks. read more

May your eyes discern the vision behind the veil….

Below find a portrait of Henry VIII as a young boy, around 12 years old.

Here again is Prince Henry afterwards King Henry VIII: read more

The Moors In Spain Lyrics
Prince
If this great African culture were alive 2day
We’d b 400 years more advanced
From Arabia they came 2 blossom in Spain
And 2 the beat of the drum they danced
Masters of the Arts and all industry
While France, England and all Germany
Wallowed in the mire of their own bigotry
The Moors were the ones who were truly free
Civilization came 2 Europe thru the Greek
Who were simply Africans who came from the Nile
The Greeks gave it 2 Rome who lost their way home
And it stayed that way 4 quite a while
Under their own misconception of Christianity
The barbaric (?) Europeans suffered greatly
While the Catholic Church was staking it’s claim
The Moors were making great gains
Introducing strawberries, lemons and sugarcane
Algebra, chemistry from the Moors this all came
Their contributions 2 knowledge, 2 numerous 2 name
While in Europe there were no public libraries, the Moors in Spain
Had 70, 600 thousand manuscripts and 17 universities
Not hardly a prisoner in the mind of society
In the Spain the Moors were once truly free
The one who is most gifted cannot lead the way in a world that never respected authority…
The sword of the Moor would have never left its sheath if the longhaired barbarian who
opposed them would have only seen
That 2 win a war against the so-called “black infidels”
Brings about a peace that cannot last
But I guess all’s well that ends well… well it ain’t over read more

Rastafari Movement Condolence Practices – by Eric James

Rastafari movement is a spiritual ideology that arose in the 1930’s in Jamaica. Although it is a religion from its origin, many consider it to be a way of life referred to as Rastafarianism which is thought to be abusive by the Rastafarians. While mentioning Rastafari movement, Marcus Garvey is one of the greatest icons that cannot be forgotten. read more

Researchers at Western University have found a chemical in marijuana they believe will be an ideal treatment for schizophrenia.

Their study, published in the journal of Neuroscience, shows cannabidiol, or CBD, affects the brain in a way that has positive results in mitigating psychiatric symptoms. Unlike traditional schizophrenia medication, CBD does not cause fatigue, lack of motivation, and other common side-effects. read more

Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie had a butler called Jesus

A new book is out documenting Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie’s exile in the UK in late 1930s. read more

WRITTEN BY: LIVITY

Millions of people around the world are familiar with the hypnotic rhythms of reggae that originated from Jamaica, a small colonial island in the Caribbean Sea. Reggae is what propelled the ideology of Rastafari to the world through the melodious, socially conscious tunes of Bob Marley, Burning Spear, Dennis Brown, Jacob Miller, and Peter Tosh. Jamaican culture is most commonly described as rooted in Africa because the majority of the population is of African descent. read more

Photograph: A Moorish chief and his suite.