Every flag has a history. And the story of the Palestinian flag holds some surprises which should make its bearers think ...

Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari quotes Tahir's letter to the new Caliph al-Ma'mun informing him of al-Amin's capture and execution and the state of peace resulting in Baghdad. [1] The end result was that ...

Abu Rayhan al-Biruni and Ibn Sina illustrate the region’s cosmopolitanism and ingenuity. While being grounded in ...

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Earlier, in Abbasid Baghdad, writes the historian Ali A Olomi, astrologers highlighting auspicious moments for decisions was part of everyday life: “Medieval Muslims were deeply drawn to this ...

[2] Tahir ibn Husayn recognised his opportunity and, without awaiting further instructions, took his almost-undamaged army on to Baghdad. After a year-long siege, Baghdad fell and al-Amin was killed.

Two rockets launched at the Victory Base at Iraq’s Baghdad airport were shot down by the airport’s defence system while the third fell in the compound, according to sources read more It came after ...

"We've discovered artifacts suggesting occupation even before the Ottoman era, potentially dating back to the Abbasid period," one archaeologist told Kurdistan 24. ERBIL (Kurdistan24) – A team of ...

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