Heritage

Notre-Dame: How Europe’s great cathedrals owe much to Muslim craftsmen

In medieval times, Arab craftsmen led the world with their sublime, sophisticated building skills. As Paris's Notre-Dame prepares to reopen, that tradition continues

Revealed: Why there is an abandoned Ottoman tomb in remote India

In Algeria, olive oil production aims for international excellence

‘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

Quiz: Test your knowledge of the Crusades

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

In pictures: Egypt’s historic Al-Zahir Baybars mosque reopens after decades of closure

In pictures: Sana’a National Museum reopens after a decade

Invigorating the spirits: In search of India's lost coffee culture

Greece: In Thessaloniki, Ottoman monuments are a reminder of a lost cosmopolitan age

Egyptian activists raise alarm over damage to historic City of the Dead

Egypt is a broken country. Netflix’s Cleopatra provocation is the last thing it needs

The Nakba: Remembering what was lost in Palestine in 1948

Five historic Ottoman sites to visit in Athens

'Every part has its own story': Jordan's Wadi Rum Trail opens up old Bedouin hiking routes

The origins of Black Cleopatra and why Egyptians are angry at the Netflix show