Heritage

'The mentality is changing': The awakening of Algeria's tourism industry

Algeria is dispelling its reputation for isolation as the government takes steps to position the North African country as a major tourist destination

‘In Oran, people live’: Algeria’s second-largest city improves its image

War in Sudan is ravaging its rich history

Israel's war on Gaza

Israel has destroyed Gaza's heritage sites, but it cannot erase my memories of them

Mohammed Mourtaja

Uzbek embroidery: How needle and thread has defied dictators and factories

'The last stop of Europe': In a remote Greek port, live like a pasha in an Ottoman palace

Namesake: Reflections on Nusaiba, a warrior woman of early Islam

Abdulhamid II: An autocrat, reformer and the last stand of the Ottoman Empire

Ghosts of Thessaloniki: How a quest for a table revealed much about a city's multilayered past

From Mecca to Jizan: Exploring the forgotten heritage of Saudi Arabia's Hijaz province

Ramadan 2024: When does the holy month start and why do Muslims fast?

How did the Ottoman caliphate come to an end?

The Yemenis of Cardiff: Britain’s oldest Muslim diaspora

Gaza: Four tombs discovered in Roman necropolis

Pre-historic Tell al-Sultan site near Jericho added to world heritage list

The bimaristan: How early Islamic hospitals pioneered treatments like eye surgery and music therapy

In pictures: Inside Gaza's traditional pottery industry

In pictures: The Egyptian who finds solace in the art of Arabic calligraphy

Depictions of the Kaaba and Mecca's Grand Mosque throughout history

Quiz: Test your knowledge of the Crusades

The fate of the Moriscos: The last remnants of Islam in Spain after the Reconquista