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

THE ART OF MEDICINE Medieval Islamic doctors broke new ground in diagnosing and treating infectious diseases such as smallpox, and pioneering lifesaving surgical procedures. Their interest also ...

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

From the way we communicate to the way we heal, everyday life has been shaped by innovations that originated here. Let’s ...

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

A new study from a University of Nottingham archaeologist has revealed surprising insights into the city's medieval past, ...

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

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 ...

A new exhibition called Curious Cures at Cambridge University Library explores medicine in the medieval era. Dozens of unique medical manuscripts, recipes, cures and guides to healthy living from ...

Today Muhyi al-Din Ibn Arabi is considered to be one of the most influential philosophers in the Islamic Sufi tradition. Almost eight centuries after his death, his ideas continue to influence ...