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The Qur’an
C4 Mon 14 July 2008 at 8pm
The Qur’an is the most ideologically influential text in the world, but what does it actually say? And how much do Muslims and non-Muslims understand its message and its history? Read more.
The Seven Wonders of the Muslim World
C4, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 July at 7.50pm
9 July at 6.50pm
20 July at 7.30pm
This week-long series presents Islam as it is lived and practised. Travelling to Mecca, the heart of the Muslim world, the series makes an extraordinary journey into a city which no non-Muslim may enter. Read more.
Osama Loves explores the diversity of Islamic culture by meeting as many people called Osama as possible on a journey across the Muslim world.
Coming soon
This year’s series of Sharia TV comes from New York, giving young Muslims the chance to discuss issues that affect them with experts drawn from a spectrum of Islamic opinion.
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Current festivals
Shavuot
The Jewish ‘Feast of Weeks’ starts at sundown on 8 June, celebrating the harvest of the first fruits of the season and marking the time when the Israelites received the Ten Commandments.
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