Many years ago, the great city of Baghdad was ruled by a wise and kind Caliph. In the afternoons, the Caliph liked to walk through the marketplace. One day, he noticed a strange box being sold by ...

He also admires the Abbasids, the dynasty of caliphs who founded Baghdad in the 8th century. He models his justice system after theirs — using beheadings, stonings, and crucifixions.

Baghdad, founded in 762 CE by Caliph Al-Mansur, was not just another city; it was the beating heart of the Islamic world. The House of Wisdom (Bayt al-Hikma) was the single greatest intellectual ...

They summon up a kaleidoscope of characters. Sinbad, Aladdin and the Thief of Baghdad, caliphs and sorcerers, viziers and merchants, and lots of girls - many of them slaves, but still talented ...

The sailor Sinbad is dragged by two cheaters on board a ship on which the beautiful Sherazade travels, promised to the Caliph of Baghdad. Adventurous fairytale inspired by the "A Thousand and One ...

BAGHDAD (AP) — The head of the Islamic State ... Abdallah Maki Mosleh al-Rifai, or “Abu Khadija,” was “deputy caliph” of the militant group and as “one of the most dangerous terrorists ...

Iraqi Prime Minister Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has said that the head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria was killed in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service ...

BAGHDAD — The head of the Islamic State in ... Abdallah Maki Mosleh al-Rifai, or “Abu Khadija,” was “deputy caliph” of the militant group and as “one of the most dangerous terrorists ...