In his influential History of the Saracen Empires, the early-18th-century British scholar Simon Ockley remarks benignly about Islam and its beliefs: “The intellectual image of the Deity has never been ...

Islam: Empire of Faith is a documentary series that details the history of Islam, from the birth of the Islamic Prophet, Muhammad to the Ottoman Empire. It is narrated by Ben Kingsley. The first ...

The Islamic Golden Age of Science is largely to thank for our scientific developments today. Around 750-1250 CE, the Islamic ...

Throughout human history, we have seen the rise and fall of many empires which have shaped civilizations, cultures, and the ...

In his new book, The Big Payback, the British comedian Sir Lenny Henry has called on the UK Government to pay £18tn in reparations for slavery to black British people.

The teaching of Islam has been limited to its religious practice. Its impact on the arts and culture, particularly in the United States, is seldom discussed. There has been much misinformation about ...

Proverbially there are three sides to a story--my side, your side and what really happened. In the long and sometimes sordid history of Christian-Muslim relations, the West has historically played to ...

Muslims pray at the Ottoman-era Sultan Ahmed or Blue Mosque, in Istanbul, Turkey, Nov. 21, 2025, ahead of the visit of Pope Leo XIV to Turkey. (AP/Francisco Seco) ...

When we think of the great empires of history, the Romans tend to steal the show. Although their empire arguably has had the greatest worldwide cultural impact, it was by no means the largest ever to ...