Córdoba was once the capital of the Umayyad dynasty in Spain. At Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba, which was built in the late 700s, I was attracted to the distinctive red and white stripes, an ...

As a young man, Fernando III, King of León-Castile, successfully navigated the tumultuous landscape of his family’s internal conflicts. He was a valiant general, and a dedicated Christian, who led ...

Córdoba was once the capital of the Umayyad dynasty in Spain. At Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba, which was built in the late 700s, I was attracted to the distinctive red and white stripes, an ...

Damascus, SANA- Following a high-level mission to Syria, UNESCO is reviving its activities in the country after 14 years without cooperation with the Al-Assad regime. The Organization has launched ...

Three Spanish pilgrims performing the Hajj in Saudi Arabia rode on horseback to Mecca, traveling thousands of kilometers in snow and rain and along a path they said had not been trekked for more ...

CAIRO — Three Spanish pilgrims performing the Hajj in Saudi Arabia rode on horseback to Mecca, traveling thousands of kilometers in snow and rain and along a path they said had not been trekked ...

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.

This lies at the very heart of the Zaydi faith, founded on the 8th century revolt led by Zayd ibn Ali against the Umayyad Caliphate and which holds that any learned descendant of Ali can become an ...

The Caliphate. By Hugh Kennedy. London: Pelican Books. pp412. PB. 2016. £8.99 The author of this book is currently a Professor of Arabic in the Faculty of Languages and Cultures at the School of ...

xvi, 547 p. : 24 cmPublication date 1983 Topics Arabic literature -- To 622 -- History and criticism, Arabic literature -- 622-750 -- History and criticism, Islamic Empire -- Intellectual life ...

The Umayyad Caliphate was the second of four major caliphates which ruled over a vast multiethnic and multicultural population which included Spain and north Africa, stretching as far as Damascus and ...