Culture & People

Ancient Egypt’s jobs were highly specialized and required skilled workers, prompting the Egyptians to establish the world’s first schools in order to train them. We...

The Bedouins were originally herders who sometimes also engaged in agriculture and fishing if the area allowed it. They temporarily settled from one place...

Egypt culture has incessantly thrived since ancient times. Considered the cradle of civilization, Egypt has proven its resilience with its rich history and power....

With political and religious power, the Fatimids ruled an empire in North Africa that later expanded toward the Middle East from 909 until 1171....

With its unique stature in the world as the birthplace of religious faith, Israel uncovers its century-old Israeli culture, which can be traced back...

Babylonia assimilated the Chaldean people and absorbed their country in the sixth century BC. Chaldea had come into being between the late 10th and early...

The Almohads were the largest Berber empire to ever exist on the African continent. Their territory spread from the Iberian Peninsula to modern-day Libya...

The Berber people have inhabited North Africa for centuries and survived years of assimilation, persecution, and invasion. Though Berber culture began to decline during the...

The Druze, a secretive religious sect that is spread throughout Syria, Israel, and Lebanon, is a prominent religious minority in the Levant. Despite their proclivity...

Modern-day Iraq culture reflects its Mesopotamian roots as the world’s oldest advanced civilization. The population of Iraq practices a wide array of traditions and...