Middle East, a new dynasty seized control of one of the world’s greatest empires – the Islamic Caliphate. Though little remembered in the west today, the Abbasids reigned for five centuries. They ...

Both men reflect the strong ties between philosophy and medicine during the Islamic golden age. Averroës, author of some of the greatest commentaries of the Middle Ages on Aristotle and Plato ...

The Golden Age of Islam saw an explosion of ideas, inventions and learning. Baghdad became the centre for science, maths and more! Mosque and hospital of Divriği in modern day Turkey. It was ...