Explore the rapid expansion of Islamic empires from Arabia to Europe, Africa, and Asia between the 7th and 9th centuries, and their lasting impact on global history.

When medieval barbarians make threats of violence, prudence alone dictates that one should take them seriously. Above all, ...

To those who feel nerves before attending a party or have to overcome a sense of anxiety before guests arrive, medieval ...

When the dust settled, the March massacre claimed the lives of at least 1,700 Alawites. Ziad, currently in Lebanon and ...

Revenge attacks against deposed president Assad’s heterodox Alawite sect led local evangelicals to model reconciliation ...

There are thirty-two Foot Knights in the set that could be used to fight in the Crusades, the First and Second Barons' Wars, ...

A discussion of the thriving intellectual life of Medieval Spain in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. During this period of time, Latin scholars arrived from all over the West to examine Arabic ...

The Muslim community of Kuttichira in Kerala honors the Zamorins on the 22nd day of Ramzan for defending the Mishkal Mosque from a Portuguese attack i ...

Art & Entertainment. Chhaava, Bollywood’s Medieval Obsession, And The Villainising Of Muslims Bollywood films do not just stop at casting the Muslim man as the antagonist—a studied investment ...

Craft guilds were deeply rooted in medieval Muslim society. Cairo’s guilds had their own form of unemployment and sickness benefit to which all members subscribed. They were interconfessional, with ...

A 13th-century fresco rediscovered in Ferrara, Italy, provides unique evidence of medieval churches using Islamic tents to conceal their high altars. The 700-year-old fresco is thought to be the ...

Muslim architects, engineers, and artisans led the world in their understanding of geometry, optics, woodworking, mining, metalwork, stone carving, and other fields.