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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.
Is your hair lacking volume, are you feeling less than perfect? Well, maybe you should try adding some lizard to your shampoo ...
Education course Ancient Arabic Documents Remaining in St. Catherine's Monastery on the Sinai Peninsula —Valuable materials for research medieval Egyptian history— Toshimichi Matsuda Professor ...
The Shem Tov Bible, a stunning 14th-century manuscript created by the renowned kabbalist Rabbi Shem Tov ben Abraham Ibn Gaon, will be displayed in the National Library of Israel.
From his roof, Sidi Mohamed Lemine Sidiya scans the medieval town of Oualata, a treasure that is disappearing under the sands of the Mauritanian desert. "It's a magnificent, extraordinary town ...
I welcome applications from potential PhD students on the following topics: Islamic art and architecture; Islamic manuscripts; the art and architecture of al-Andalus and Spain; medieval Mediterranean ...
The 2nd edition of the biennale establishes a new category of the religious within the art circuit, featuring precious manuscripts, astrolabes and artefacts from across the Muslim world ...
Timbuktu at sunset: the city that was once an ancient crossroads for commerce and cultural exchange is still recovering from a jihadist takeover in 2012. The jihadists were kicked out through a French ...
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 ...
A 13 th -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 ...
Medieval churches may have used Islamic tents to conceal a sacred area where prayers, communion, weddings and other rituals took place, according to a study of a 13th-century fresco painting ...
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 ...