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Ancient Aramaic

This basalt stele bears an Aramaic inscription. Aramaic is direct ancestor to modern Arabic: Aramaic evolved into Nabatean, which evolved into Kufic,…

Excerpt from Usama Ibn Munqidh "The Book of Contemplation, Islam and the Crusades"

The crusades are a defining part of Islamic as well as Christian history. A time of extreme violence, the crusades saw Christian armies invading the…

Woven fragment

This Cilician woven fragment is a relic of the incredible rich textile tradition in the Arabian world. For centuries thought to be some of the best in…

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