Brown archaeologists have uncovered new evidence of a medieval Islamic settlement documented on the island of Menorca, Spain ...

A 13th-century fresco rediscovered in Ferrara, Italy, provides unique evidence of medieval churches using Islamic tents to conceal their high altars. The 700-year-old fresco is thought to be the only ...

At the height of the Byzantine Empire, Constantinople was the jewel of the Christian world, a city of breathtaking palaces, sprawling forums, and magnificent churches like Hagia Sophia. Its walls had ...

After the collapse of the Caliphate of Córdoba, Iberia fractured into rival taifa states and vulnerable Christian realms, creating a violent new frontier. This episode follows the arrival of Norman ...

N o premodern poet praised coffee with greater passion than the North African jurist-poet Abu al-Fath al-Tunisi (d.1576). As ...

Mutton is a slippery word. Abroad, it’s sheep or lamb. In India, it’s almost always goat, which is the leaner, more ...

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NOVI PAZAR, Serbia, Feb 5(Reuters) - When Merima Avdic crossed a bridge over the Danube River to reach the city of Novi Sad ...

Afghanistan’s stance on slavery has undergone a dramatic legal reversal in recent years. Under the Taliban’s current ...

Dr Salima will explore religion and history in her lecture titled ‘From the Indus to the Nile’, Dr Eduardo will discourse on ‘The Umayyad Caliphate that was Cordoba’ and Professor Robin will shed ...

Stories of Indian spices, beasts, saints, and kings fired the European imagination for a thousand years. India anchored ...

Follow TNM's WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links. As dusk settles over Bharathapuzha in Thirunavaya, the ...