The Zanj, enslaved people largely from Africa, rebelled at the same time they were ordered to build a massive system of ...

Middle East, a new dynasty seized control of one of the world’s greatest empires – the Islamic Caliphate. Though little ...

Middle East, a new dynasty seized control of one of the world’s greatest empires – the Islamic Caliphate. Though little ...

Imam al-Hadi (a.s.) said to one of his adherents: When Allah intends goodness for somebody; He makes him accept the blame of ...

The works of the 10th-century Muslim diplomat Ahmad ibn Fadlān help us better understand Viking history, including ...

Johan Norberg’s history of civilisation is an impressive conceptual achievement – but it has little to say about our own age ...

The book pushes back on stereotypes of Muslim women being oppressed and subservient, and instead highlights stories of ...

This new research emphasizes the importance of preserving such heritage sites, especially in a country where decades of ...

Crusader Kings III expands to new horizons as the Legacy of Persia Flavor Pack launches for Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 ...

An international team of archaeologists has, for the first time, accurately dated an extensive farming system in southern ...

Because of the style of rule exercised by this Abbasid caliph which was nothing but force over the people, after a lapse of several years, Haroon al-Rashid’s government began to lose strength because ...

In “Peak Human”, Mr Norberg charts the rise and fall of golden ages around the world over the past three millennia, ranging from Athens to the Anglosphere via the Abbasid caliphate.