The written word has always been fragile. Paper burns, scrolls decay, and ink fades under the weight of time. But what makes ...

They overthrew a dynasty, built the world’s greatest city, and led an age of unmatched scientific and cultural brilliance.

Mosque and hospital of Divriği in modern day Turkey. It was built in the 13th century and you can still visit its remains today. During the Abbasid Caliphate (AD750 -1258), Baghdad became the centre ...

Krismas fi Maccah ("Christmas in Mecca"), by Ahmed Khairi Al-Omari, Cairo: Aseer Al-Kotob Publishing, 2019, pp.331 Christmas in Mecca is a novel by the Iraqi author Dr. Ahmed Al-Omari, which discusses ...

A man wearing a modern day thawb (long tunic) and taqiyah (cap). Men started wearing a long one piece garment with sleeves called a thawb. In the Umayyad Caliphate (AD661 - 750) designers started ...

Take precautions by covering up, and wearing a hat, sunglasses and sunscreen, especially if you will be outside for 30 minutes or more. Look for shade near midday when the sun is strongest.