In 1258, Baghdad, once the heart of the Islamic Golden Age, fell to the Mongols, ending centuries of art, science, and empire ...
Popular historian Bobrick (The Fated Sky: Astrology in History) breathlessly recounts the ornate pageantry of the Islamic caliphate, from its meteoric rise as an empire on three continents, with ...
When Egyptian-French author Gilbert Sinoue walked through the gates of Manarat Al Saadiyat and witnessed the dynamic discussions on arts, policy and technology at the Culture Summit Abu Dhabi, he ...