The Rituals of Signs and Transformations and Drunken Days are two of Wannous’ most iconoclastic plays, the latter completed ...

Beit Seheimi, with its garden courtyard and steam bath, was constructed in 1648 by a sheikh of Al-Azhar, Abdel Wahab al-Tablawi, in the rich style of the Mamluks who ruled Egypt from the 13th to ...

And All That Is In Between’ demonstrates that many of the aspects of global culture, or the way culture circulates globally, ...

World War I broke out, and in 1916, the Ottomans expelled all Jews from Gaza in preparation for an impending confrontation.

Many heroic Hindu rulers have had a rebirth of sorts. Folk tales are being dusted off and they’re now celebrated as cultural ...

I have been following the rapidly developing events in my beloved Syria over the past four days with a heavy heart, especially concerned by the events unfolding in the south, where my family’s roots ...

Napoleon proved to be a capable military commander from a young age. From his actions during the Siege of Toulon to his ...

Under Mamluk administration ... of Dimashqi from 1327 and the detailed encyclopaedic reference compiled by the Egyptian polymath Al Qalqashandi (1346- 1418). These were in essence: 1) The Balqâ ...

Visitors are excited to see the classical fables of ‘Kalila wa Dimna’ through interactive technologies and once again dive into the ever-lasting wonders ...

Soft, classical tunes filled the evening air at the open court of the Mamluk-era Al-Amir Taz palace ... on Copts’ outstanding contribution to Egypt’s divers and rich heritage.

However, following the expulsion of the Fatimids from Egypt by the Mamluks, the Bohras withdrew from the region and returned to India. His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah responded to the Portuguese ...

A large Mamluk-era Quran manuscript from the late 1470s is among the artifacts to be auctioned at Sotheby's today.