Caliph of the Abbasid Empire Born: c.764 Harun al-Rashid became the fifth Caliph of the Abbasid dynasty in 786, and went on to become its most famous and celebrated leader. A number of the stories…
The Question: Why do Jewish holidays begin at sundown? There has to be a practical answer other than referring to the traditions of the Jewish Calendar…
(Encyclopedia) madrasa or madrassah, in Islamic countries, a school, historically usually one devoted to higher education in religious studies, but the term may refer to any school. Privately endowed…
(Encyclopedia) AurangzebAurangzebôrˈəngzĕbˌ [key] or AurangzibAurangzib–zĭbˌ [key], 1618–1707, Mughal emperor of India (1658–1707), son and successor of Shah Jahan. He served (1636–44, 1653–58) as…
(Encyclopedia) Arabic languages, members of the West Semitic group of the Semitic subdivision of the Afroasiatic family of languages (see Afroasiatic languages). The Arabic languages comprise North…
Afghan KingDied: July 20, 2007 (Kabul, Afghanistan) Best Known as: former King of Afghanistan Former king of Afghanistan, who earned the title âfather of the…
singerBorn: 10/13/1948Birthplace: Lyallpur, Punjab Province, Pakistan Called “Shahen-Shah-e-Qawwali” (The Brightest Star in Qawwali), Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was a world music superstar and the…
U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Iranian Relations PEOPLEThe 1979 Islamic revolution and the 1980-…
HOW DID TRADERS CROSS THE SAHARA DESERT? WHICH AFRICAN GOODS WERE HIGHLY PRIZED? TIMBUKTUSWAHILIOBASFIND OUT MOREFrom around AD 750 to 1500, lands to the south of Africa’s Sahara Desert were home…
