Summer in Morocco means enjoying quick savory foods and drinks: fried beignets by the beach, fish tagines, and barbecues with ...

To understand Islam, we need to understand its major divisions, Sunni and Shiite. One way to start is to grasp the dueling ...

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.

Edited by Kazim Ali, ‘On the Brink of Belief’ gathers 24 voices from the Indian subcontinent to explore queerness and faith.

Lubna of Cordoba, born a slave in 929, became a renowned mathematician, poet, and scholar under Caliph Al-Hakam II. She expanded the Royal Library, taught children, and broke stereotypes, proving ...

He studied under numerous Sufi figures in al-Andalus and the Maghreb, including the female mystic Fatima of Cordoba, who is said to have played a pivotal role in his spiritual formation.

The caliph’s palace sits atop, and the ruins flow down to Al-Andalus’s once bustling administrative and religious centres. A palpable sense of anticipation remains as more than 90 per cent of ...

The caliph’s palace sits atop, and the ruins flow down to Al-Andalus’s once bustling administrative and religious centres. A palpable sense of anticipation remains as more than 90 per cent of the site ...

The Pyxis of Al-Mughira at Louvre Abu Dhabi is currently on loan from the museum’s counterpart in France, having arrived in November last year. The artefact comes as a striking example of the royal ...

The Umayyads administered al-Andalus first as an emirate and, from the 10th century, as a caliphate (in the sense that the sovereign, called caliph, considered himself Muhammad’s successor at the head ...