To register your interest please contact collegesales@cambridge.org providing details of the course you are teaching. The reigns of the caliph Harun al-Rashid and his successor al-Ma'mun have long ...

A student of Ishaq al-Mawsili, his talent made him into a favorite for the Abassid Caliph, Harun Al-Rashid, in his court. In fact, the Caliph extolled such high praise for the young student it ...

He is the author of Parable and Politics in Early Islamic History: The Rashidun Caliphs (2010) and Reinterpreting Islamic Historiography: Harun al-Rashid and the Narrative of the Abbasid Caliphate ...

The enduring impact of war, poverty and neoliberal transformation are visible everywhere. Late Ottoman areas of ...

According to SPA, these ancient Haj routes were: Zubaydah Trail The Zubaydah Trail, named in honour of Zubaydah bint Jaafar bin Abi Jaafar Al-Mansur, the wife of Caliph Harun Al-Rashid ...

Mosque and hospital of Divriği in modern day Turkey. It was built in the 13th century and you can still visit its remains today. During the Abbasid Caliphate (AD750 -1258), Baghdad became the ...

Queen Toda approached Córdoba’s great ruler, the caliph ’Abd al-Rahman III, with two bold requests: help with a cure for her grandson’s morbid obesity and military support to regain the throne.

It coincides with the exchange of embassies between the emperor Charlemagne and the Abbasid caliph, Harun al-Rashid. Among the gifts from Harun was an actual elephant called Abu al ‘Abbas ...

Pakistan's government appears to crack down on financing for proscribed groups, but will the policy make a difference?