The rise of the Medes in 625 BC marked the unification of Iran into a nation and empire. However, it was the Islamic conquest ...

The Battle of Al Qadisiyyah, which took place in Mesopotamia in 637AD, was decisive in the defeat of the Sassanid Empire and ...

Dune” is a movie where things happen.  For a Western audience generally unfamiliar with the culture of the Near East—from Libya to Afghanistan, and from Turkey to Yemen—the world of “Dune” feels ...