Al-Ukhaidir Fortress exposed to extinction by treasure hunters

The ministry of culture and tourism in Iraq stated that unidentified groups sabotaged parts of Al-Ukhaidir Fortress in Karbala...

The intriguing maps that reveal alternate histories

What if major elections, wars and events had turned out differently? Samuel Arbesman explores the detail and delights of maps that plot alternative worlds to our own.

The History Behind America’s History Wars

When history becomes worth fighting over, it begins to exist. And, crucially, the fight is now occurring in the mainstream of American media, politics, and culture

Erdogan to Make Hagia Sophia a Mosque Again, But Will It Help Him?

Turkeys president seems focused on cementing his legacy and boosting his popularity with voters, but the move is more likely to damage the countrys international brand.

Diyanet – Turkey's religious authority that makes millions

Turkeys highest religious authority brings in huge profits, say experts. But as a historic brewery in Istanbul faces demolition, critics argue that such profiteering is not in line with Islam.

Trumpism and the Philosophy of History

Archaeologists Just Discovered a Bronze-Age City in Northern Iraq

Took some digging, but there’s finally good news coming out of Iraq

The Problem with Politicians as Historians

Many politicians continue to spin the facts even after they have left office. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill once boasted that, History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it