
ISIS destroys a mosque built by a ‘scourge of the crusaders’ – Nur ad-Din
During its so-called “caliphate”, ISIS destroyed many great Muslim treasures including an 800-year-old mosque as Tony McMahon discovers
During its so-called “caliphate”, ISIS destroyed many great Muslim treasures including an 800-year-old mosque as Tony McMahon discovers
The boundary between the medieval Muslim and Christian worlds was very fluid and certain individuals had no difficulty moving from one world to the other
ISIS or Daesh has perpetrated appalling crimes against both humanity and our historical legacy destroying priceless antiquities
ISIS destroyed Tikrit the birthplace of Saladin who fought the Knights Templar during the crusades
Was the medieval cult of the Assassins a precursor to the 21st century terrorists of ISIS or Daesh?
In the deserts of Jordan I visited an early Islamic bathhouse which contained some very racy images of semi-clad humans and animals playing music
Gadara is a biblical city that was part of the Decapolis and where Jesus cured two people. It has black basalt Roman remains that are distinctive.
The Knights Templar have provided a feeding frenzy for conspiracy theorists for centuries. So, it’s kind of refreshing to see another religious military order – the Knights of Malta – getting the same treatment. I joke, of course. Allegations about Iraq The veteran journalist and scourge of the Vietnam War, Seymour Hersh, has angrily claimed…
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