When you pass the stage, you will find a dance hall. The central piece of the evening was the Mawlawiyya dance performed by ...

No fewer than seven Queen Cleopatras ruled ancient Egypt during the Ptolemaic period, as a new book explains, writes David ...

For thousands of years, Abydos has been the city of the dead. It’s one of Egypt’s most sacred and ancient burial sites, ...

Maamoul cookies, a traditional treat for Eid al-Fitr, are seen at a pastry shop in Damascus, Syria, on March 27, 2025. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua) CAIRO, March 28 (Xinhua) -- As Eid al-Fitr ...

Eid al-Fitr marks a significant moment in the Islamic calendar, celebrated with joy and festivity across the globe. In Cairo, Egypt, this celebration takes on a delicious form, particularly through ...

Skeletal analysis at Tombos, an ancient Egyptian colonial settlement in Nubia, reveals a more complex labor and social ...

The Doha-based creative, who was named a semifinalist for the 2025 LVMH Prize, draws from “the things that give confidence to ...

Those Jewish acts were visible and audible statements of their identity. Statements of pride in their own culture that ...

Beyond the handful of memorial libraries, many other ancient Roman public libraries were great cultural centers, including ...

In Jordan, a 50km pilgrimage trail follows the path of a 4th-Century nun who journeyed through the Holy Land – centuries ...