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...