Two weeks ago Glenn Beck introduced much of the world to the word caliphate. Shortly after the Egypt uprisings began, Beck used two chalkboards to 'explain' what was happening there and went on to ...
PLATTSBURGH — Three caliphates emerged in early Islam after the death of the Prophet Muhammad in 632 C.E. The first four caliphs or successors — Abu Bakr ibn Qhuafah, Umar ibn al-Khattab, Uthman ibn ...