Iznik pottery, a renowned Ottoman craft from the late 15th to 17th centuries, flourished with its vibrant colors and ...

The loss of the ancient world's greatest repository of knowledge has been mourned for centuries—but Julius Caesar may not ...

From a remote fortress in Persia, a secret brotherhood used terror, loyalty, and deception to control empires. Their blades ...

Before Persia became an empire, it was the land of the Elamites. This episode traces Iran’s early civilizations through the ...

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There is one act that guarantees salvation. One act that cancels sins, wipes the slate clean, and assures immediate entry ...

The classic chocolate chip cookie didn’t make its debut until 1938 when American chef Ruth Wakefield forgot to add cocoa to ...

The Arab World Institute's exhibition also tackles the issue of heritage in wartime, in a space dedicated to mapping the ...

The official Iranian newspaper, Iran, has devoted a full page to Omani literature, highlighting the Persian translation of Omani novelist Jokha ...

However, this isn't peace born of repentance; it's a hudna, a temporary truce rooted in Islamic doctrine. Islamic leaders are ...

Recovering these stories is not invention but restoration. Queerness in Palestine is native to the land, older than empire or ...

Afghanistan, once described as the 'geographical pivot of history', is once again living up to that reputation as signs of ...