C enturies before questionable COVID-19 information began rippling through social media, another inaccurate account of ...

Ahead of a major reinstallation in 2027, the Toledo Museum of Art is filling gaps in its collection, the Kiddush cup filled ...

A new study shows how a medieval text was misread as history, shaping how the Black Death’s spread was understood for ...

The revelation centers on a text called a "maqāma" - an Arabic literary genre featuring traveling tricksters - written by the poet and historian Ibn al-Wardi in 1348-49 in Aleppo, according to the new ...

A journey across Sicily reveals the essence of an island shaped by outsiders, where successive waves of immigration over the ...

A journey across Sicily reveals the essence of an island shaped by outsiders, where successive waves of immigration over the ...

Former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki remains a potent force in Iraqi politics despite long-standing accusations that he ...

Once a crucial caravan stop on the Silk Road, Khiva is one of Central Asia’s best-preserved medieval settlements. The Uzbek ...

With so much focus spent on smearing Israel these days, you probably haven't heard a ton about the ongoing massacres in ...

A new organisation aimed at promoting Islamic arts and heritage has launched at the House of Lords in Westminster. More than ...

Geography, demographics, religion, technology, and a state’s institutions determined why certain states exercised power and how different regions developed the way that they did.

Once a beacon of science, culture, and power in medieval Europe, the Caliphate of Córdoba crumbled into chaos within a few ...