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And the little person image looks kind of like a star

6 posted on 03/07/2008 8:18:15 AM PST by bird4four4 (Behead those who suggest Islam is violent!)
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To: bird4four4

Star and crescent

The star and crescent is commonly regarded as a symbol of Islam. It is featured prominently on the flags of many countries in the Islamic world, notably Turkey, Malaysia, and Pakistan. Critics point out that the symbol was not used by Muhammad and therefore has no basis in Islam, however it has undeniably become associated with the Ottoman Empire.

The crescent and star are believed to be the traditional insignia of the city of Constantinople (now Istanbul), capital of the Byzantine Empire. They were proudly adopted by the Ottoman Turks when they conquered Constantinople and put an end to many centuries of Byzantine rule. The Ottomans established the Ottoman Empire, which ruled much of the Middle East and North Africa for centuries. The Ottomans claimed to have inherited the caliphate and the right to represent all Islam; hence their star and crescent banner was, for a time, the banner of much of Sunni Islam.

Star and Cresent
Star and Cresent

However, some say that the crescent is ultimately derived from the cult of the goddess Diana or Artemis, the Greek and Roman goddess of the moon, and that it was retained even after the Roman Empire converted to Christianity.

24 posted on 03/07/2008 8:31:15 AM PST by Always Right (Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?)
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To: bird4four4

Yep. 5 points.

How can this be an accident? What does a moon symbol have to do with the USA?


46 posted on 03/07/2008 9:51:12 AM PST by Tigercap (McCain. For Supreme Court judge nominations and WOT progress if nothing else.)
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