In 1258, the Mongol Empire unleashed one of the most devastating sieges in history, bringing down the heart of the Islamic ...

Up to 17 million people have passed through the slave trade in the Muslim world since the 7th century. Tragically, the ...

Explore the rapid expansion of Islamic empires from Arabia to Europe, Africa, and Asia between the 7th and 9th centuries, and their lasting impact on global history.

Discover the captivating story of Medieval Baghdad, once the shining beacon of the Islamic Golden Age, through the lens of ...

Iraqi forces deployed around the German Embassy in Baghdad (June 18) after pro-Iran factions called for protests against a G7 statement supporting Israel.

By 4 a.m ., a breeze had begun to blow across the stadium near the center of Baghdad, but Qaid al-Sheikhli was still sweating ...

Between A.D. 869 to 883 a group known as the Zanj, many of whom were enslaved people taken from Africa, rebelled against the Abbasid Caliphate (ruled from 750 to 1258) and disrupted its control ...

The Zanj, enslaved people largely from Africa, rebelled at the same time they were ordered to build a massive system of ...

'A Blatantly Oppressive Decision': KRG Blasts Baghdad Over Salary Suspension Kurdish leaders denounce Baghdad’s suspension of KRG salaries as “oppressive” and “unconstitutional,” warning of rising ...

In “The Once and Future World Order,” by Amitav Acharya, and “The Golden Road,” by William Dalrymple, our best hope might be that history repeats itself.

A Swedish historian charts the rise and fall of golden ages around the world over the past three millennia, ranging from Athens to the Anglosphere via the Abbasid caliphate. He finds that the ...

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