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Palms Over Baghdad: Tumbling to Dust during the Mongol Invasion – Part II
... I The Life and Times of Rumi: Sufism and the Golden Age of Islam Atlantis of the Sands and The Lost City of Ubar: Lost, ...
Cam Rea - 12/07/2016 - 02:50
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Five of the Most Powerful and Influential Empires of the Ancient World
... empire to history is that it facilitated the spread of Islam, and elevated it to the status of a major world ... has also often been considered to be the Golden Age of Islam, as many contributions to the Arts and Sciences were ...
dhwty - 10/04/2017 - 13:58
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Temple Destruction in India Causes Karnataka Religious Storm
... , who in the medieval period, happened to be followers of Islam. They established short empires between the 11th and ... , the forceful conversion of native populaces to Islam, and the second-class treatment of those who did not ...
Sahir - 14/09/2021 - 18:41
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When Salt Was Traded for Gold: The Salt Trade of West Africa that Built Kingdoms and Spread Culture
... Incidentally, it was also thanks to the trade routes that Islam made its way into sub-Saharan West Africa. Saharan salt ...
dhwty - 28/04/2019 - 14:00
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The History and Photogenic Ruins of the Forgotten City of Thuburbo Maius
Carthage was at one point of time Rome’s greatest rival in the Mediterranean. This great civilization was first founded as a Phoenician colony in modern day Tunisia and extended its influence in time over much of coastal North Africa, coastal Iberia, and the islands of the Western Mediterranean.
dhwty - 04/11/2015 - 03:16
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The Ottoman Empire: 600 Years of Domination
... in control of Mecca and Medina, the two holiest cities in Islam, Selim adopted the title ‘Servant of the Two Holy ... Available at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/history/ottomanempire_1.s... The Editors of ...
dhwty - 16/02/2020 - 22:52
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Warding Off the Evil Eye: Ancient Rings and Phallic Talismans
For thousands of years, people have been plagued by the haunting belief that envious or disdainful gazes could bring them harm, injury, bad luck or even death. In response, various cultures have created jewelry and other talismans to protect themselves from the negative effects of what has come to be known as the evil eye.
Joanna Gillan - 05/11/2023 - 21:53
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The Vale of York Hoard: The Finest Silver Viking Treasure Find In The UK
The Vale of York Hoard is a Viking hoard dating to the 10th century AD. The hoard, which consists primarily of silver coins, was discovered by a pair of metal detectorists in 2007. The objects in the hoard are from a variety of places, reflecting the international cultural contacts that were in existence during the Medieval period. The Vale of York Hoard is viewed as one of the most significant Viking discoveries in the UK in the last 150 years.
dhwty - 28/09/2021 - 14:47
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The Khachkar Stones of Noratus and a Peculiar Resistance of the Invasion of Tamerlane
... Persianite (a fancy way of saying he practiced Islam in the Turkish tradition and retained Mongol political ... Marozzi, J. 2004. Tamerlane: Sword of Islam, Conqueror of the World. Harper Collins TA Central. ...
Sarah P Young - 01/07/2019 - 23:04
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Can Jewish People be a Nation, and a Religion, and a Race?
... site is: www.rabbimaller.com . His new book ‘Judaism and Islam as Synergistic Monotheisms: A Reform Rabbi's Reflections on the Profound Connectedness of Islam and Judaism’ (a collection of 31 articles by Rabbi ...
Rabbi Allen Maller - 18/09/2018 - 01:56
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The Chilling Ancient Practice of Infanticide Was Once Accepted as Normal
... This practice, however, was prohibited with the advent of Islam. Burying babies in China ( public domain ) In most ...
dhwty - 27/01/2019 - 18:56
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Cartennas, Algeria: An Ancient Scandal That Nearly Ripped the Catholic Church Apart
... Bencheneb, H. Tanas. 2017. Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition . Billonline Reference Works Available ...
Michelle Freson - 21/10/2018 - 23:03
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Sultan Razia: The First and Only Female Royal of Delhi
... before the congregation that had gathered in Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque for the Friday prayers. Standing in front of her ... in red, the color of protest, she visited Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque to appeal to her people for justice. Source: ...
Khadija Tauseef - 23/08/2020 - 14:02
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9 History Facts about the World's Favorite Drink – Coffee!
... to Sufi mystics (a more spiritual offshoot of traditional Islam) who are said to have used coffee to stay awake for ... Firstly, coffee was far too strongly associated with Islam and the Arabs for their tastes (coffee was also known ...
Robbie Mitchell - 30/09/2023 - 14:55
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Getting High with the Most High: Drugs in the Bible
As the Bronze Age grew old, some of its oral traditions were recorded by poets with gods in their quills and drugs in their gardens. The Odyssey and the Vedas include verses still recited today that describe psychoactive plants and their effects, but the most impressive stash is in the Bible:
Danny Nemu - 27/02/2018 - 18:59
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Catastrophe: An Investigation into the Origins of the Modern World
... Empire and consequent rise of Byzantium, the birth of Islam and many other major changes as powerful nations and ...
ancient-origins - 22/08/2020 - 17:06
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The Secret Teachings of All Ages: An Encyclopedic Outline of Masonic, Hermetic, Qabbalistic and Rosicrucian Symbolical Philosophy
... parts of the book, such as the outdated material on Islam, the portion on the Bacon-Shakespeare hypothesis, and ...
ancient-origins - 25/03/2017 - 01:32
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The Ma’rib Dam: An Engineering Wonder of the Ancient World… Torn Apart by Rats?
The Ma’rib Dam is an engineering marvel of the ancient world that is located in central Yemen. This dam is easily one of the finest examples of masonry architecture in the Arabian Peninsula. Local stories say the dam was in use for centuries, however, the great dam apparently stopped serving as a barrier when it was breached by rats.
dhwty - 07/01/2018 - 14:02
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Lost Star of Myth and Time: The Rise and Fall of Civilizations
The idea of a worldwide Dark Age or universal decline in man’s knowledge may be difficult to accept because the broad deterioration of ancient civilizations didn’t happen at an even pace in all geographic regions, and records are very sketchy. The Arab and Chinese civilizations, for example, are believed to have held up relatively well while many European cities succumbed to the worst of the Dark Ages.
Walter Cruttenden - 26/08/2018 - 13:53
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The Silk Roads: A New History of the World
... the spread of Buddhism and the advent of Christianity and Islam, right up to the great wars of the twentieth ...
ancient-origins - 05/09/2019 - 04:43