Explore how Star Wars reflects the Islamic Golden Age through architecture, astronomy, and philosophy rooted in real-world ...

Biomolecular analysis shows that unusual book coverings are made of sealskin, hinting at far-flung trade networks.

An international team of archaeologists, bioinformatic specialists, and historians has discovered that many medieval books ...

The medieval Islamic mathematician, astronomer and physicist Ibn al Haytham (965 – c. 1040) lived in Cairo, Egypt, during the ...

Christian-Muslim relations have played a significant role in shaping antisemitism in the Middle East. While Christian Arabs ...

A particularly striking manuscript contains illustrations of ‘Vein Man’ and ‘Zodiac Man’, illuminating how medicine and astrology were entwined in medieval times. “Medicine in the medieval period wasn ...

Medieval manuscripts detailing unusual treatments – including an infertility cure made from weasels’ testicles – will feature in a new exhibition at Cambridge University Library. Curious Cures: ...

Medieval manuscripts detailing unusual treatments – including an infertility cure made from weasels’ testicles – will feature in a new exhibition at Cambridge University Library. Curious ...

Curious Cures: Medicine In The Medieval World looks at how medical practitioners of the time sought to understand and treat illness with often strange methods. Dr James Freeman, the exhibition’s ...

Well, you might be surprised to find out that many of the inventions we use today, especially in the area of medicine, came from a period of rapid revolution known as the Golden Age of Islam.

The Health Sector at Qatar University will organise a conference on complementary medicine in Islamic civilisation on April 21 and 22. The conference aims to explore the historical significance and ...