A video clip circulating on social media in recent months shows Syria’s new president, Ahmed al-Shara, astride a handsome ...

The Umayyad Caliphate once ruled a vast Islamic empire, but internal divisions, social unrest, and rising opposition led to its dramatic fall. This video explores the key political, religious, and ...

Pelayo and the Battle of Covadonga, the earliest Asturian victory in the aftermath of the Umayyad conquest of Spain.

“Muawiya,” a controversial new series that offers a bold retelling of Islamic history, is a sign of Mohammed bin Salman’s determination to break with religious fundamentalists.

The series revolves around the character of the Umayyad Caliph Muawiya ibn Abu Sufyan, the period of great strife in Arab-Islamic history, and the conflicts over assuming the caliphate after the ...

The Umayyad Caliphate was the second caliphate established after the death of the Prophet Muhammad, and an extremely important force in shaping the early Islamic world. It was founded after Mu'awiyah ...

3. Umayyad Caliphate Founded after the death of the Prophet Muhammad, the Umayyad Caliphate extended its influence over the Arabian Peninsula, North Africa, Spain, and parts of Central Asia. Despite ...

Considered among the largest empires, the Umayyad Caliphate was founded in 632 CE. The Umayyad Caliphate, the second of the four major Arab caliphates established after Muhammad's death ...

That year, the Umayyad prince Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik, who had just captured Tyana (a Byzantine city in Cappadocia at the foot of the Taurus Mountains, strategically important for controlling the ...

6. Umayyad Caliphate Established after the death of the Prophet Muhammad, the Umayyad Caliphate extended its power throughout the Arabian Peninsula, North Africa, Spain, and part of Central Asia.

Arab armies defeated the weakened Byzantine and Sasanian empires, bringing vast territories under the control of the Rashidun Caliphate and later the Umayyad Caliphate.

KARBALA, Iraq — Millions of Shiite Muslims packed the streets of the Iraqi city of Karbala Saturday on their annual pilgrim to mark the death of Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Hussein, who became ...