In the medieval period, the Middle East was home to many of the world’s wealthiest cities—and to a large proportion of its most desperate criminals Mike Dash An Arab city of the early medieval period.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Intricate decorative tilework found in medieval architecture across the Islamic world appears to exhibit advanced decagonal quasicrystal geometry -- a concept discovered by Western ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This review article explores the relationship between the artisans and mathematicians of medieval Islam by examining the earliest historical ...

Medicine was an important part of medieval Islamic life; both rich and poor people were interested in health and diseases. Islamic doctors and a number of scholars wrote profusely on health and ...

Iconic images : platonic forms and the awe-inspiring cosmos -- Narrative images : astonishing anecdotes and cosmic times -- Mirrored visions : penumbrabl wonders and the position of the viewer -- ...

Did a secretive order of assassins once covertly control the Middle East? It’s a tempting legend tailor-made for video games and Crusader-era chronicles. But the word “assassin” actually derives from ...

The Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies relies on the talents, scholarship and research of affiliated faculty across Saint Louis University, including faculty in the departments of English, ...

For the world's 1.6 billion Muslims, the idea that the Koran is a seventh-century text disseminated by Islam's founder, the Prophet Muhammad, is neither news nor particularly controversial. But in ...

Editor’s Note: Fozia Bora is a lecturer in Middle Eastern History and Islamic History at University of Leeds. The views expressed in this commentary are solely those of the writer. CNN is showcasing ...