Researcher and author Diana Darke argues that the connections between Islamic and Christian cultures during the medieval period were stronger than commonly believed. This cross-fertilization of ...

The work of the Syria Strategy Project and the considerable policy recommendations found in this report present a realistic ...

The reported fighting in the capital, Damascus, and the second city of Aleppo were the first such clashes there since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime.

The overnight clash in Damascus appeared to have been contained, but it has heightened concerns that the violence sweeping ...

Syria’s Druze minority is trying to navigate a new, uncertain Syria. Members of the small religious sect find themselves ...

The medieval Mongol archive, dating from the 13th century, had a profound influence on French maps and exploration.