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G.K. Chesterton wrote this line about a pivotal encounter between the fleets of Catholic Europe and the Islamic Ottoman Empire. Join Scott and Kevin as they remember Don Juan, Pius V, and the Battle of Lepanto. Please consider supporting this podcast by contributing through PayPal (KevinSchmiesing@CatholicHistoryTrek). Thank you.

Constantinople. The City of the World's Desire. The largest city in Christendom for nearly a thousand years. Surprisingly few remember this grand city, capital of two of history's greatest empires: the Christian Roman Empire, and the Islamic Ottoman Empire.This is the story of Constantinople's fall, how Europe's richest city fell to the Turks and became known as Istanbul: the story of the Great Siege of 1453.When histories greatest fortification was stormed, and Europe's largest cathedral was transformed into a mosque, the Empire formed by Romulus and Remus on the seven hills had finally come to an end. Europe shuddered. It had done nothing to help the ancient city. Now, it would suffer a renewed Islamic onslaught, not seen since the days of the great caliphs. Theshockwaves caused by the fall of the city of Constantinople would echo through history, changing world history forever.A big thank you to Mattia Bosello and Rosie for proving the Italian narration.

[Comment: Month of the Rosary] Friends of the Rosary, October is the month of the Rosary. Annually, this month is dedicated to the Most Holy Rosary, primarily due to the fact that on October 7th we celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. On this day in 1571, a Christian military coalition led by Spain defeated the Turkish Muslim forces in Lepanto, Greece. The Christians won due to the intercession of the Virgin Mary and the massive prayer of the Holy Rosary. The miraculous help of the Mary avoided Western Hemisphere to fall under the violent Islamic Ottoman Empire. As an offering of thanksgiving, Pope St. Pius V declared this day as the feast day of Our Lady of Victory, later known as Our Lady of the Rosary. The Battle of Lepanto is not the only historic event where the intervention of the Immaculate Mary through the Holy Rosary changed the course of history. This, your host Mikel, wrote a little ebook collecting surprising stories around the Rosary. Here is the link, https://therosarynetwork.org/free-book-the-rosary-a-gift-from-heaven/ [Written by Mikel A | The Rosary Network, New York] __ For extending the devotion of the Holy Rosary. The rosary, as given to St. Dominic, is a meditation on the mysteries of the Incarnate King, as well as a meditation on the sorrows and joys of His Mother. The Rosary is what the world needs to overcome darkness and the plans of those who deny the only truth, Jesus Christ. For fighting our own weaknesses and sins and pursuing the goal of having our names are written in heaven. For the quick recovery of President Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and all of the victims who have contracted the COVID virus. [Today's Rosary in Video]

FROM CHURCH TO MOSQUE‘For the Orthodox Church, Hagia Sofia is as important as St Peter's Basilica in Rome is for Catholics. The church was built in the 6th Century and was devoted to Christ the Saviour. For us, it has been and will always remain the Church devoted to Christ’, says Metropolitan Hilarion, spokesman of the Moscow Patriarchate according to Breaking Christian News. Moments after Turkish President Erdogan's controversial decision to convert Istanbul's Hagia Sophia into a mosque, the Muslim call to prayer sounded from the UNESCO World Heritage site. Once the largest church in Christendom, the Hagia Sophia was first converted into a mosque more than 500 years ago during the Islamic Ottoman Empire, then turned into a museum by Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern-day Turkey.“HOPE” IN PRISONAnglican News reports that the Church of England broadcast its first online prison church service on Sunday 12 July on prison television and radio as well as on the church's website, Facebook page and YouTube channel. The service, with the theme of Hope, included contributions from prison staff and chaplains as well as prayers, reflections and artwork written and created by prisoners. COLIN BUCHANAN ONLINEA night of song with Colin Buchanan will be held via Facebook Live on Colin’s Facebook page on Thursday 23 July, from 7.30pm. Anyone may tune in online and listen to the songs. The concert is free, and no registration is required. Just turn up on Colin’s Facebook page by the commencement time.

FROM CHURCH TO MOSQUE‘For the Orthodox Church, Hagia Sofia is as important as St Peter's Basilica in Rome is for Catholics. The church was built in the 6th Century and was devoted to Christ the Saviour. For us, it has been and will always remain the Church devoted to Christ’, says Metropolitan Hilarion, spokesman of the Moscow Patriarchate according to Breaking Christian News. Moments after Turkish President Erdogan's controversial decision to convert Istanbul's Hagia Sophia into a mosque, the Muslim call to prayer sounded from the UNESCO World Heritage site. Once the largest church in Christendom, the Hagia Sophia was first converted into a mosque more than 500 years ago during the Islamic Ottoman Empire, then turned into a museum by Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern-day Turkey.“HOPE” IN PRISONAnglican News reports that the Church of England broadcast its first online prison church service on Sunday 12 July on prison television and radio as well as on the church's website, Facebook page and YouTube channel. The service, with the theme of Hope, included contributions from prison staff and chaplains as well as prayers, reflections and artwork written and created by prisoners. COLIN BUCHANAN ONLINEA night of song with Colin Buchanan will be held via Facebook Live on Colin’s Facebook page on Thursday 23 July, from 7.30pm. Anyone may tune in online and listen to the songs. The concert is free, and no registration is required. Just turn up on Colin’s Facebook page by the commencement time.

A personal note in light of the recent events in Christchurch: I was fortunate to meet with Zainab and spend a couple of hours with her in the studio recently for this recording - personally it was an enriching experience to learn more about the Muslim community that is now part of NZ - I'm saddened as all NZ is around what has happened recently and offer up genuine heartfelt condolences to those impacted by this terrorist attack. Dr Zainab Radhi A social justice financial system We’ve covered already how blockchain technologies a la decentralised financial systems can help create a type of social justice financial system – so what about Islamic Finance? If there's disruption up ahead, think about where it will come from, how it will help you as an investor (or harm you) and how you can prepare for new ways of building, storing or transferring wealth. The disruption up ahead that I'm talking about isn't just from technology, it's from the masses who've been excluded from the current financial system. What systems could work to assist is one question - but I have another question: What other systems currently work? Continuing on a theme which may disturb our traditional thinking around in traditional financial markets in the west, we’re looking at the tools of Islamic Finance. After the Islamic/Ottoman Empire, Islamic Finance lay dormant for centuries only to reappear (relatively recently) about 100 years ago. Now Islamic Finance (IF) is one of the fastest growing areas in the banking industry today – Why is this? Is it because of the growing population of Muslims (currently around 1.8b) or is it possible that their financial system works better than that in the West? The Islamic financial system represents a global market of USD 2.2 trillion annually. I'm keen to know if some of the IF tools out there could assist in the following areas: -Risk shifting. Risk shifting has many connotations, the most common being the tendency of a company or financial institution facing financial distress to take on excessive risk. This high-risk behavior is typically undertaken with the objective of generating high rewards for equity owners — who face little additional downside risk, but may garner significant extra return — and has the effect of shifting risk from shareholders to debt holders. See . The GFC was a great example of risk shifting – who footed the bill for bailing out the banks and who came out unscathed here? - Financial exclusion. There’s not much for delivering financial services and advice to those who are unwilling or unable to pay for it. As a side effect however a large proportion of the world are trapped in poverty as a result. This is a problem that affects everyone so yep, may pay to front-foot this one. -Mis-aligned interests. A creditor only wants to see the debt repaid plus interest, they don’t care how it happens. -The death of the interest rate. In an overly simplistic model, as money supply increases, the cost of money goes down. Investors are forced into taking much higher levels of risk today to generate a meaningful return. The world bank has put a mandate on Governments of the world to put all options on the table to assist people from all walks of life to become ‘financially included’ – see How is NZ responding to this? Currently, NZ does not offer any Islamic Financing alternatives like assisting buyers into homes without using traditional mortgages. The current system excludes a huge portion of the country that cannot pay interest without getting into conflict with their beliefs. 'The market’s not big enough’, with only about 60,000 Muslims in NZ I get it - it's not a profitable exercise. I wonder though, do we have to be a vegetarian to try the salad? Let me ask you this, if given the choice between borrowing to purchase a home at a 4% interest rate on a $1m home vs paying 0% on a $1m home but have a ‘silent partner’ who would instead get a share of the gains/losses in that property, what would you choose? Wouldn't it be great to have the framework in place for a regulated genuine, peer to peer shared-equity platform for house/business financing? Enter the word Musharaka – Musharakah is a joint enterprise or partnership structure in Islamic finance in which partners share in the profits and losses of an enterprise. This isn’t risk shifting, this is risk-sharing. Finally, it should be noted that Islam does not solely own the IP on banning interest – Judaism and Christianity do also, with examples in NZ like https://kingdomresources.org.nz/about-us/ and the Liberty Trust http://www.libertytrust.org.nz/nutshell. Whether Islamic Finance is divine or merely a shadow of something divine is beyond the scope of this podcast, but importantly for this podcast centred around developing wealth, anything and everything which can assist Kiwi's in doing this more efficiently and more equitably, should be looked at. Where to find Zainab? Check out http://www.smartstartbusiness.org.nz NZ Everyday Investor Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/NZ-Everyday-Investor-338969376637717/ We’re keeping it real on NZ Everyday investor – we’re not journalists and this isn’t an interview – it’s a discussion, hosted by someone who’s genuinely into this sort of thing. If you like what we do, remember to subscribe to our show and share it with others – we’d really appreciate it! Do you know what else would make us rather pleased with ourselves? Write a review on facebook too! Where to find Darcy Ungaro: Ungaro &Co (registered) financial advisers https://www.ungaro.co.nz Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UFinServ/?ref=bookmarks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ungaro.co.nz/ Help support the mission of our show on Patreon - NZ Everyday Investor is on a mission to increase financial literacy and make investing more accessible for the everyday person!

In a few moments it will be the 11th hour of the 11th day, 2018. That is 100 years to the month, day, hour and Minute since the armistice was declared ending the fighting of the Great War, November 11, 1918.   Australia had almost half a million men enlist, from a population of less than 5 million at the time, so that is almost 10th of the entire population or nearly 40% of all eligible males between 18 and 44 enlisted to fight. For a small nation, the newest nation in the world at the time, our involvement was extraordinary, and the Australian casualty rate was the highest for any nation in the war at 64.8%.   The first British and Commonwealth soldier killed was Private John Parr on the 21st August, 1914 in Belgium, aged 17. The last allied soldier killed was American Sergeant Henry Gunther, ages 23, killed at one minute to 11 am on November the 11th, 1918. One minute before armistice took effect. In between was up to 40 million casualties, including 20 million killed, soldiers and civilians.   They called the First World War the war to end all wars, but little did they know that only 21 years later the world would be plunged into an even bigger war against evil and tyrannical foes.   The fact is, we will never know peace in this world because, as Jeremiah noted   Jeremiah 17:9 (ESV Strong's) The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?     So to celebrate this momentous day, 100 years since that first armistice, I want to simply highlight the role our brave, young soldiers played in fulfilling history and Biblical prophecy in the war to end all wars.  The action I speak of took place in Palestine, far from the Western front, but prophetically speaking this was the front line. It is my prayer that as we remember, so we shall be inspired to stand and fight for our people in our generation against the tyranny and evil invading our culture.   THE WAY TO JERUSALEM   Jesus lamented and wept over the Holy City of Jerusalem…   Matthew 23:37 (ESV Strong's) “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!   He knew the pain and tragedy that this city would experience, and His Heart broke for the people.   Jerusalem has long been a city in conflict. Destroyed in AD 70 by the future Roman emperor Titus, it has changed hands many times, and for most of the last 1000 years it was under Muslim control.  In fact, the Islamic Ottoman Empire had ruler Jerusalem and Palestine for 400 years leading up to the First World War, which they entered on the German side.   Crusades, generals and empires came and went in that time, but still Jerusalem remained in Muslim hands. In 1917, British forces tried repeatedly to invade Palestine but were repelled by the strong and well entrenched garrison at Beersheba in southern Palestine. Jerusalem could only be liberated by opening up the road from Beersheba. By the time the Australian Light Horse arrived on the scene, the situation was dire. Several attacks on the city had failed. The light horsemen were low on water, and they knew that they must either take the heavily fortified town of Beersheba, or face a 14 hour trek back to their lines to get precious water.   So on the 31st of October 1917, a bunch of crazy Aussies stood poised to mount a suicidal frontal attack against overwhelming odds, which was destined to become the last great Calvary charge in history!   THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT HORSEMEN!   800 young Aussies from the Light Horse lined up on their horses called Walers for a suicidal charge at the 4,500 Turkish entrenched in their fortified positions, some 6 km away in the town of Beersheba. Outnumbered nearly 6 to 1, and without artillery support, the first wave started at a trot, then opened to a gallop, as the Turks lobbed shells into their lines, killing many. But these young Aussies didn’t flinch in the face of attack, they opened up into a full gallop, emu plumes flying from their slouch hats.   The Turks began to panic, and in their panic found they could not lower the sights of their guns fast enough to target the oncoming Aussies, so the shells exploded harmlessly over their heads and behind them. The light horsemen screamed and charged on faster and faster as the Turkish machine guns were brought to bear. But again the charge was so bold and so fast and intense, the machine gunners in their panic could not lower their sights sufficiently also, so the bullets flew over the horsemen’s heads.   They hit the front trench and leapt it at a single bound, then did the same for the reserve trench and on into the streets of Beersheba, and by sundown the town was theirs! All of the 19 wells of the town had been mined and a German officer was starting to blow them. If he succeeded both the Australians and the entire town would die of thirst.  As the Lord smiled on our troops that day, he was able to only blow up 2, and 17 were preserved.   On the day, OUR BOYS DID THE IMPOSSIBLE   In typical Aussie fashion, one trooper was asked why he kept charging so fiercely towards Beersheba. He replied, “Beersheba… Some joker knocked off the second half of the sign… I thought we were charging towards beer!”   What 11 Crusades, what the genius of Napoleon and the might of the British army had failed to do, 800 fresh faced Australian Light Horsemen had achieved, and the way was open to finally set Jerusalem free from Muslim domination. God used the smallest and youngest nation on earth to set His city free!   By the time the British and Australian troops approached Jerusalem, the Turks began to run in panic, almost without firing a shot. On December 17 1917 Jerusalem was freed from 400 years of Muslim occupation.   Our boys stood in the face of overwhelming opposition and were used of God to change the course of world history! And of course, much of the 2nd light horse regiment was drawn from this very area… Woombye!   NOW IT IS OUR TURN   Right now our nation is under attack. Never before have we seen such a concerted, insidious attack, that is targeting the very moral fabric of our nation. Make no mistake, what we see today is not tolerance and it’s not political change, it is an invasion by an enemy seeking to destroy and dominate our culture and our children!   Proverbs 14:34 (ESV Strong's) Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.   While I am proud today to be an Australian for what our forefathers did, I am ashamed to be an Australian for what our politicians and media have done!   As our society’s sin is piling up, and as we allow same sex marriage, gender fluidity and worst of all, late term abortions, we face a choice, church.  We can slip quietly into oblivion, keeping our mouths shut as we float along, keeping the peace, being tolerant of every minority group except Christians, being politically correct... Or we stand and fight.   Those 800 light horsemen could have turned back, they could have said its all too hard, they could have taken the easy way out. But they decided to take a chance, to make a stand, to mount a suicidal charge into the teeth of the Turkish guns, believing God was with them… and He was!   If we choose to fight, and pray, and believe for our nation, we do not stand alone, but our God stands with us, and the one who is in us is greater than the one who is in the world!   And fight we must, not just for the Lord, not just for our churches and our way of life,  not just for what is right or wrong, we must fight for our children, for future generations that face destruction because or our complacency!   IT’S TIME TO MAKE A STAND   This coming year you and I face a choice… to quietly tow society’s party line, to slink off and avoid criticism from our friends, or to stand and fight for what we believe in.   2 Corinthians 10:4-5 (ESV Strong's) For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ,   We need to do this, church. We must mount up, face those spiritual guns, and stand and fight against every thought that is contrary to the Word of God.   We don’t use insults and mockery and accusations and threats, but we use divine weapons, the weapons with which we can win. We fight with weapons like prayer and faith and unity, love in the face of persecution, the truth in the face of lies, and choosing to honour and respect those who hate us, even when they continue to hate.  The 800 light horsemen fought with horse and gun and bayonet, but we fight with truth, and love and prayer.   So in this coming battle, do not be surprised at the venom of the attack, even from fellow Christians. Jesus said,   John 15:18-19 (ESV Strong's) “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.   Those who love compromise won’t love us. But I for one am prepared to stand and fight for what I believe in, to fight for what is right, anywhere, and any time!  We cannot win our nation by hating more than they do…. Ours is the way of the Saviour, the way of truth in the face of bigotry, joy in the face of fear and above all love in the face of persecution.   I’m going to ask you to pause and reflect on our descendants fallen on far flung fields of battle over the last century, then I will pray. But as you reflect, think also of the fight ahead, and join me as I pray and commit to continuing the spiritual legacy of the Anzacs and those brave light horsemen. Let us face the next year with a firm resolve to fight the good fight shoulder to shoulder.   "They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them."   And what’s more, Lord, we promise to continue to serve and stand for our master in these dark days. We pledge to do play our part in the salvation of our nation, so heavily attacked in recent says. We stand together to say, “Enough!” Satan, we cast you out of our nation, our parliament and our society and we claim Australia, the nation divinely chosen to set Jerusalem free, as the Great Southland of the Holy Spirit!   Welcome to the war room, and like the movie, we fight on our knees. Let’s promise to pray for our nation!

Neil MacGregor's world history as told through things. This week he is exploring the great empires of the world around 1500 - from the Inca in South America to the Ming in China and the Timurids in the Middle East. Today he is with the great Islamic Ottoman Empire that, by 1500, had conquered Constantinople as its new capital. The object Neil has chosen to represent this empire is the personal signature of the great Ottoman ruler Suleyman the magnificent, a contemporary of Henry V111 and Charles V. This monogram is the ultimate expression of Suleyman's authority at this time - a stamp of state and delicate artwork rolled into one. The Turkish novelist Elif Shafak and the historian Caroline Finkel help explore the power and meaning of this object. Producer: Anthony Denselow.

Of Women and Wolves, and the evolving democratic spirituality of now: As Caroline sets forth to Malta for the Equinox and Turkey for the Eclipse, she welcomes Guneli Gun, Turkish author of Scheherazadian novel "On the Road to Bagdad." who has said, "In pre-Islamic Ottoman Empire, the predominant deity was She-Wolf." Time to invite her back. And with the return of She-Wolf let's stir up some pertinent fun trouble – Might "goddess," be too male, modern and limited a concept? Let's release the entire anthropomorphic view of the Divine.. either no image "Allah," or many, the phatasmagoria of constantly shape-shifting syncretic animism… She-Wolf offers a good place from which to spiral out, re-claim collaborative woof, and spiral back home. The post The Visionary Activist Show – March 16, 2006 appeared first on KPFA.