History

1: History is a witness against us, and that we are a nation honored by Allah through Islam. When our circumstances changed, and the goal of the Caliphate was abandoned, we lost our prestige, and Allah humiliated us. 2: Power and the love of...

Corridors of the Abbasid state Author: Mohamed Shaaban This book explores the Abbasid era, observing the conditions of the people from various perspectives, which have perhaps not been adequately highlighted before, despite their importance as historical indicators that foretell the features of this era....

The Golden Age of Arab Civilization Author: Gilbert Sinoué Some historians believe that the roots of Western civilization owe only to the Greeks, Romans, and the Renaissance, thus ignoring any contributions of Arab-Islamic civilization to shaping the course of human progress! But can we...

Gilgamesh Author: Firas Al-Sawah This book is considered the primary reference in the Arabic language for those interested in the Epic of Gilgamesh and for readers in general. In addition to the scholarly effort the author has expended in verifying and translating the text...

History of Jerusalem Author: Firas Al-Sawah “My treatment of the history of ancient Palestine in this book takes Jerusalem as a starting and ending point, and as the axis around which the entire research revolves. This is in an attempt to remove the veil...

The Riddle of Ishtar Author: Firas Al-Sawah The mystery of Ishtar is not limited to the multiplicity of names and the diversity of manifestations, but extends to everything related to her, from characteristics, functions, rituals, myths, and hymns. Perhaps the Babylonian mystery of Ishtar...

Introduction to the Texts of the Ancient East Author: Firas Al-Sawah This book aims to introduce the most important literary texts of ancient Eastern cultures, including myths, epics, proverbs, hymns, prayers, and other works. The author has expanded upon these texts with a number...

The religion of man Author: Firas Al-Sawah This book describes the religious phenomenon in a species known as Homo sapiens. We have found that religion is one of the key characteristics that has distinguished this species from others since it acquired the human traits...

Myth and meaning Author: Firas Al-Sawah This book addresses a number of sensitive topics, addressed by the author using his usual rigorous and disciplined scientific inductive approach. These include: the function of myth and its role in individual and collective life; meaning, myth, and...

God, the universe, and man Author: Firas Al-Sawah This book contains, in its introduction, my answers to questions I have often been asked in newspaper, radio, and television interviews, such as: Why did you choose to write about mythology and religion? Or, Why don't...

God, the universe, and man Author: Firas Al-Sawah The success of my book, The Tao Te Ching - The Gospel of Taoist Wisdom, in its Chinese edition published by the Beijing Foreign Languages ​​Press, and the fact that my friend Dr. Xu Qingguo, who...

The first adventure of the mind Author: Firas Al-Sawah Firas Al-Sawah's book, The Mind's First Adventure, was first published in the 1970s and has consistently been on the lists of the most important and influential Arabic books ever since. The book was published by...

Human Origins: A Brief History Author: Antoine Balzo Not a year goes by without a discovery: Lucy is not our oldest ancestor, new branches of humans in Asia, fragments of Neanderthal inheritance in our DNA... But there are still missing pieces in the puzzle...

And we won - from the Egyptian press archive Author's name: A group of researchers The book "And We Triumphed - From the Archives of the Egyptian Press" includes excerpts from the great journalistic efforts made by the Egyptian press during the period from...

Culture and Methodology Author's name: Abdel Wahab El-Messiri Culture and Methodology by Dr. Abdel Wahab El-Messiri is one of the most important intellectual works. What is the fundamental difference between modern and traditional societies? And what does the term "compassionate society" mean? What are...

When I was born on March 1, 1873... and if my parents didn't want to confuse me with this name from afar... "Omar", they postponed it to the second place so that if I wished, I could replace it with (O) [5 in Latin...

History of the Caliphs Author's name: Imam Al-Suyuti In this work, Imam al-Suyuti chronicled the reigns of the Muslim caliphs. He included biographies of the caliphs, the Commanders of the Faithful, who led the affairs of the Muslim community from the time of Abu...

Some news about the Abbasid Caliphs and their days Author's name: Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Suli It is selected from the missing parts of (The Book of Papers). Investigation and study: Dr. Liamine Ben Kaddour Amkraz Al-Jazaery

Cairo, the city of art and commerce Author's name: Gaston Viette Cairo is undoubtedly one of the most important Arab and Islamic capitals, if not the most important! Despite this, there are not many studies that address the antiquities of this capital, which in...

The Eastern Mediterranean: A History of Conflict 1291-1517 AD Author's name: Dr. Alia Al-Mughni This book examines a significant period in the history of the Eastern Mediterranean, a turbulent period that spanned more than two centuries, from 1291 to 1517—that is, from the late...