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A (mostly) daily posting for those interested in history and the day to day news, politics and culture of a bygone world; the full edition of the New York Tribune from today's date in 1896 (digitized).

The Sufi Muslims who comprise one-fifth of the Muslim world, are touted in the West as the most peaceful Muslims in the world. But the West is in need for some serious shock therapy to see what is coming in the pipeline regarding the soul prepping of the armies and mass multitudes of the Antichrist, making themselves ready for the coming Sign (the Mahdi) and the Caliphate of end-times ... the ‘peace loving’ Sufi Muslims are really satan worshippers ... if you think that Sufi Muslims are still peaceful, just recently, the Muslim terrorist demons in Iraq are finally forcing...

A Grand Whirling Dervishes Ceremony in Konya, Turkey, last December. The Dervishes say they whirl to achieve a state of communication with God. They take their inspiration from Rumi, a 13th-century mystic poet and Muslim scholar. Photo courtesy of the Interfaith Dialog Center. They spin in place for nearly an hour -- an act of spiritual devotion and a physical marvel that leaves audiences entranced. On Sunday, the Whirling Dervishes of Rumi will bring their mystical, mesmerizing ritual to the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. The performance, which includes music, chanting and twirling, will give North Jersey...

GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 10/5/02 - Kandahar bombs, Al Aqsa, Baghdad, dervishes, Agam, Bagram, Kabul BREAKING: Kandahar bombs blown up, BREAKING: Al Aqsa mosque rockthrowing stopped, Baghdad dervishes, Agam, Bagram, Kabul zoo, Gaza Terrorists, Latrun, UN in Ramallah ========= Agam, Afghanistan ========= In Agam, Tora Bora, 75 miles East of Kabul, ~8000 Afghans man their positions and partake in after-breakfast break. ========= Bagram ========= In Bagram, Army weapons technicians and mechanics and other heroes fighting after the 911 Atrocities are overworked and underappreciated. < ========= Kabul ========= In Kabul, at the carrot factory, washing them at...