An Arab city of the early medieval period. Urban centers in the Middle East were of a...
Islam
Islam emerged in seventh-century Arabia and developed into a global religious tradition. Explore its beliefs and the diverse societies shaped by Muslim communities across history.
During the medieval period the Muslim community was rather tolerating and accepting in this regard. By Muzaffar...
Temple of Bel complex in the background and the agora on left center in Palmyra, Syria /...
Nordic Sámi (Saami) people in Sapmi (Lapland) in front of two Lavvo Tents / Photo by Granbergs...
The Great Mosque of Córdoba turned church after the Reconquista / Photo by Berthold Werner, Wikimedia Commons Was it a...
Medieval Persian manuscript depicting Muhammad leading Abraham, Moses and Jesus in prayer / From The Middle Ages. An...
The Kaaba in Mecca / Photo by Moataz Egbaria, Wikimedia Commons Edited by Matthew A. McIntosh / 03.15.2018 Historian...
This 19th century Sudanese drawing of an amulet includes spells against the ‘evil eye’. Wellcome Library reference: MS...
Château de Coussac-Bonneval / Wikimedia Commons By Dr. Virginia H. Aksan / 01.14.2011 Professor Emeritus of History...
A conservator from the National Institute of Heritage, Tunis, and a member of conservation firm Arcanes restoring...
Indonesian female Muslim students read books in a library. Dadang Tri/Reuters By Dr. Rachel Rinaldo / 06.06.2017...
Great Mosque at Damascus (Photo: G. Lewis) Edited by Matthew A. McIntosh / 04.12.2017 Brewminate Editor-in-Chief A...