Rare document sheds light on the Damascus Blood Libel, 185 years later
The document, titled "Persecutions Against the Jews of Damascus ," was published in Paris in the same year and sold for 1 ...
Greek Reporter10d
Babylon’s Soap-Making Legacy: How Ancient Hygiene Shaped Civilization
Babylon’s soap-making legacy dates back to 2800 BCE, where ancient techniques shaped hygiene practices and influenced modern ...
Al-Monitor on MSN4d
Syria security forces disperse rival protests in Damascus
Syrian security forces on Sunday fired in the air to disperse rival protests after pro-government demonstrators clashed with ...
Syria’s national dialogue conference begins as the battered country seeks to rebuild
Syria's new Islamist rulers kicked off a long-awaited national dialogue conference on Tuesday as a “rare historical opportunity” to rebuild the country after the fall of ...
La Brújula Verde28d
Wootz, the Steel from Southern India That Was the Origin of the Famous Damascus Steel
Damascus steel was a crucible steel (made by heating and cooling ... The oldest ones, dating to around the 5th century BCE, were positioned strategically so that their fires were naturally fueled by ...
The Daily Gazette5d
Syria security forces disperse rival protests in Damascus
Syrian security forces on Sunday fired in the air to disperse rival protests after pro-government demonstrators clashed with a gathering mourning dead civilians, following the reported mass ...
The Blogs | The Times of Israel12d
The Arab Conquests: Legends and Historical Reality
The historian Moshe Sharon demonstrated in 2002 that the detailed descriptions of the battles of the Islamic conquests ...
AOL27d
The Ancient Wonder That Makes the Pyramids Look Young
Damascus is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Archaeological evidence suggests habitation since at least the 2nd millennium BCE, though some sources suggest even ...