Friday, March 29, 2024

Middle Eastern History

From the earliest civilisations to Biblical times, from the era of the Crusades to the Ottoman Empire and the founding of its modern nations, in times of peace and of conflict, the history of the Middle East is as rich and diverse as any region of the world.

Discover, in these pages, the history of some of the peoples that have made their mark in this vast and influential part of the world. Among them: the Persians, Jews, Arabs and Nabateans.

Explore through the written word, the history of the great cities of this vast region: Jerusalem, Baghdad and Damascus to name but a few.

The Armenian Genocide and Race Extermination: How the World Responds to the Massacre of...

The historical evidence, chiefly from eyewitness accounts and American diplomats & missionaries in Turkey in 1915, concludes that Turkish atrocities constituted genocide. In the midst...

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Struggle for Independence & Modern Turkey

After securing independence in the 1920s, Ataturk initiated political and social reforms which remain the cornerstones of Turkey's secular state. Born in 1881, Kemal Mustafa...

Ancient Phoenician City of Byblos, Lebabon

Byblos, an ancient Phoenician city located on Lebanon's Mediterranean coast has been settled since Neolithic times. It is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. UNESCO’s...

The Legendary Origins of Coffee

Not much is known about the early history of coffee, and many tall tales and legends have arisen to fill in the blanks of...

Jewish Rulers in Foreign Lands

Though a people without a nation for millennia, the Jews produced powerful rulers at some points of history in the countries where they lived...

Muhammad and the Early Islamic State

Due to the way in which influential biography’s on Muhammad’s life, sayings and movements were written centuries after his death, it is difficult to...

Causes of the Six Day War

The causes of the six day war (also called the 1967 war) between Israel and its Arab neighbors are important to understanding Arab-Israeli relations...

The First Caliphs and the Rise of the Islamic Empire

When Muhammad died unexpectedly in 632 CE no one was in place to take over leadership of the expanding Islamic world. The resulting power...