Iraq was once the center of the Abbasid Caliphate and a hub of knowledge until the 15th century. It flourished in trade, ...

Writer Kenize Mourad, born to Ottoman and Indian royalty, tells MEE how the CIA tried to recruit her - and how she has been ...

Kings and Generals' animated series on Ottoman history returns with a fascinating question - why did the powerful Ottoman ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

During the Armenian Genocide in the early 20th century, the Yazidi community played a crucial but often overlooked role in protecting and assisting Armenians who were being systematically exterminated ...

How did Muhammad Ali Jinnah go from being a secular young man appalled by Indian interference in the Ottoman Caliphate ... end of the British empire across the Middle East and South Asia.

Natural Disasters in the Ottoman Empire: Plague, Famine ... Environmental Imaginaries of the Middle East and North Africa. Ohio: Ohio University Press, 2011. Davis, Mike. Late Victorian Holocausts: El ...