The region was not unified as a single country; rather there were many different Arab tribes and...
Arabia
Arabia connected Africa with Asia as commerce and migration carried beliefs across the peninsula. Its history reaches from ancient kingdoms through the rise of Islam to the transformations of the modern era.
The rebellious Arabian tribes declared that their pact with Muhammad was personal and that they felt no...
The great commercial and trading connections between Mesopotamia and Dilmun were strong and profound. Introduction Dilmun, or Telmun,[2]...
Kahina’s life is only known through later Arab historians writing on the Muslim conquest of Africa. Introduction...
Rock Palace, Yemen / Photo by Rod Waddington, Wikimedia Commons Yemen is one of the oldest centers of civilization in...
A massive mural of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump engaged in a passionate...
A group of tombs at Mada’in Saleh in present-day Saudi Arabia. (Photo: Courtesy of Dr. Nehmé.) The Nabataeans...
Temple of Bel complex in the background and the agora on left center in Palmyra, Syria /...
The Mar Saba monastery well hidden in the Kidron canyon in Yehuddah Desert / Photo by Hedva...