Roman Emperor Galerius issues the Edict of Toleration, ending the persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire 711 Islamic ...

The Syrian Atomic Energy Commission, in cooperation with Al-Andalus University for Medical Sciences in Tartous province, ...

Before the First Crusade was ever declared, a blue-eyed Slavic warlord ruling from the shores of al-Andalus launched a bold invasion of Sardinia, drawing Rome, Pisa, and Genoa into a conflict that ...

Iberia fell under Muslim rule quickly after 711, but its religious transformation took centuries. Most people did not convert immediately or through mass force; instead, conversion spread through ...

The astrolabe - or astronomical computer - is possibly the largest in existence and has never been exhibited before.

The tide has carried explorers, traders, conquerors and crusaders to Cadiz, and each empire has left an indelible mark.

A rare 17th-century brass astrolabe from the royal collection of Jaipur in western India will be offered at auction by ...

As part of her ongoing residency at the Deering Estate, award-winning vocalist Susana Behar will present a Sephardic music concert on Sunday, May 17th in celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month ...

Seventeenth Century Mughal Astrolabe from Jaipur Set for London Auction. A rare brass astrolabe dating back to the 1600s, ...

On the evening of April 15, HRH Prince Turki Alfaisal, Acting Chairman of the Board of Trustees of King Faisal Foundation, and King Faisal Prize Secretary General Dr. Abdulaziz Alsebail took the stage ...

Building on Sharjah’s growing cultural presence in Italy, and continuing the work of the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) and the ...

Moorish or Arab baths were a part of the culture during the Nasrid reign in Granada – and you'll find remains of the historic bath houses throughout the city. The Catholic monarchs closed the Moorish ...