The empire established Shi’a Islam as Iran’s official religion and united its provinces under a single Iranian...
Seljuk art and architecture is a fusion of Persian, Islamic, and Central Asian (Turkic) elements. By Dr....
Kahina’s life is only known through later Arab historians writing on the Muslim conquest of Africa. Introduction...
When an elected leader turns autocratic, the economy tends to suffer. That’s because, in a functioning democracy,...
International corporations help bolster the authoritarian status quo that prevails in most of the Arab region. When...
The “Saltmen of Zanjan” were preserved by a very rare form of natural mummification which had occurred...
Death rituals help us to cope with loss and perhaps even feelings of guilt associated with disposing...
Lincoln deserves far more credit than he has received as an architect of American constitutional law. Introduction...
The founders were an essential political and cultural touchstone in the election of 1864. “Four score and...
Martin van Buren was a man for the people, and especially for the downtrodden. Martin van Buren...
He claimed that he embodied the people in the same way that Louis XIV believed that he...
Jeffersonian scholarship is not a fool’s errand, but it is extremely arduous. Merrill Peterson, the preeminent Jeffersonian scholar,...
Sentiment began to change in earnest in the wake of the decision to publicize the XYZ dispatches...
The impact of political and social expectations on women in the Western world. By Dr. Max Barnish,...
Analyzing classical religious influences on the work of Ehab Mamdouh. Abstract This paper focuses on the work...
Given that this issue was among the first to divide religious liberals and conservatives, it is unsurprising...
Quaker worship services have always consisted of long periods of silent reflection. “The voices of the past...
Grillot de Givry’s discovery of this 18th-century manuscript from an alleged witch was serendipitous – twice over....
A collective of activist women in Afghanistan shows the importance of women’s voices to combat extremism and...
Founded during the conquests of Alexander the Great, the city developed and grew after his death. Ai...
The expansion of the Greco-Bactrians into present-day eastern Afghanistan and Pakistan from 180 BC established the Indo-Greek...
Historians have often neglected tattoos as a source, as artifacts that shed light upon society. In Christopher...
Wellcome Library, Creative Commons A tattoo is defined as an indelible mark fixed upon the body by...
The Muisca, Quimbaya, Calima, Tairona, Tolima and Zenú chiefdoms in ancient Colombia used gold to fashion dramatic...
Over time, El Dorado extended its meaning beyond its kings to refer to a lost golden city...
Latin America historically has been plagued by political violence. Latin America historically has been plagued by political...
The All-T’oqapu Tunic is an example of the height of Andean textile fabrication and its centrality to...
Despite the textile’s small size, it contains a vast amount of information about the people who lived...
After many decades of neglect, the story of slavery in the North is reentering collective memories in...
Underground Railroad activists and fugitive slaves had to improvise in response to ever-shifting circumstances. When I’ve used...