Arab history

The Palestinian who fought the fascists in the Spanish Civil War

Unfiltered

Palestinians fought against fascism in Spain. Here's their story

Palestinians have a rich pedigree in anti-colonial struggles, just look at the Spanish Civil War and the life of Muhammad Najati Sidqi, says Vijay Prashad.

Vijay Prashad

14 April, 2025

How the Mongol Storm swept across medieval empires in the Near East

The New Arab Book Club

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How the 'Mongol Storm' swept across the medieval Near East

Usman Butt

22 March, 2023

astronomy

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Will the stars of Arab astronomy ever shine bright again?

Dana Dawud

16 August, 2022

Written in the stars: Islam's storied history with astronomy

Islam

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Written in the stars: Islam's storied history with astronomy

S. Noor

19 July, 2022

Lebanon destruction

Lebanon

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The fight to save Lebanon’s crumbling history

Roisin McCarthy

Roisin McCarthy

14 July, 2022

Portugal: The Cookbook

The New Arab Book Club

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How Arab culinary innovation reinvented Portuguese cuisine

Khelil Bouarrouj

Khelil Bouarrouj

01 June, 2022

Art Design Lebanon is bringing art history to an old mountain monastery

Lebanon

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Art Design Lebanon is fusing art and history at a monastery

Robert McKelvey

Robert McKelvey

23 March, 2022

The Moroccans of Manchester

Arabs in the UK

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British Arab history: The Moroccan merchants of Manchester

Amr Salahi

10 December, 2021

Syrian traders

Arabs in the UK

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The unique tale of Syrian traders in Manchester

Amr Salahi

10 December, 2021

Kamal Salibi

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In Memoriam: Kamal Salibi, a scholar of Arab history

Taher H. Kanaan

02 May, 2015

Bamayan Afghanistan

Syria

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Taking the Islamic world back to year zero

Amjad Nasser

02 March, 2015