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For Michael Danti of the University of Pennsylvania, the two decades before the civil war in Syria were “a golden age” for his archaeological work there.From 1990 to 2011, Dr Danti, who is also a ...

I believe that peace doesn’t just come from putting down weapons but from having the courage to engage in meaningful conversations and dialogues. After 15 months of devastating conflict in Gaza ...

7th: The Umayyad Caliphate, 4.29 million square miles Ergovius/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 4.0 The Umayyad Caliphate was the second caliphate established after the death of the Prophet Muhammad ...

Many Yuan monuments remain, including Beijing’s Drum Tower and Bell Tower, pictured here. The Umayyad Caliphate was the second caliphate established after the death of the Prophet Muhammad, and an ...

Hizb ut-Tahrir's caliphate conference was cancelled earlier this month, but that doesn't go far enough You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account.

A radical Islamic group's Canadian conference for the establishment of a caliphate across much of Europe, Africa and the Middle East was cancelled on Tuesday, according to an announcement by ...

According to the event's webpage, the conference's purpose was to discuss "eliminating the obstacles that are delaying" the return of the caliphate — or leader of the Muslim world. The group is ...

Gaziantep carpet makers in southeastern Türkiye have started working to renovate the carpets of the historical Umayyad Mosque in Damascus. After the fall of the Assad regime, as life begins to ...

IS gained global attention in 2014 when it captured large parts of Iraq and Syria and established a so-called Islamic caliphate. Between 2014 and 2016, when the group was at the height of its ...

A jihadist state is a structure that operates under Islamic law, or sharia, and is directed by a single leader, or caliph, who combines political and religious roles. Groups such as Islamic State ...