Folk tales and beloved characters from cultures around the globe can are celebrated in popular books for young readers. Test ...

Archaeologists from Durham University and University of Al-Qadisiyah in Iraq have pinpointed the location of a famous early Islamic battle using declassified spy satellite images.

“I thought this is a good chance at having a crack at trying to find it,” Deadman said. As a first step, he plotted a series ...

One of the most important sites in Islam's history has now been identified and surveyed, owing to US spy satellite images ...

The woods and hills, the low density, the open space, and gentle air prompted many of the first European settlers of the ...

The researchers were undertaking a remote sensing survey to map out the route of the Darb Zubaydah, a Hajj pilgrimage route ...

Archaeologists long suspected an ancient Roman road cut through modern-day London, but its exact route remained a mystery — until now. The 2,000-year-old route known as Roman Watling Street began in ...

In the 630 Battle of al-Qadisiyah, the Arab army emerged victorious and continued its march into Persia, contributing to the spread of Islam beyond West Asia.

Amid fears of an "extremely high level of violent protests," the Brampton Triveni Mandir and Community Centre has cancelled a Life Certificate Event.

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