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(1223?-1277) Mamluk sultan 1260-1277. Baybars, a man of unique qualities, was able to rise from the inferior position of a common slave to become the ruler over Egypt....

Unayzah Unayzah, Saudi Arabia. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. City in central Saudi Arabia with 135,000 inhabitants (2009 estimate), in Qassim region. Local agriculture specializes in leeks and dates. Wheat and barley...

Arabic: ¢adan Aden Aden, Yemen. City of Yemen, and the country's winter capital, with 590,000 inhabitants (2005 estimate), situated in the south of the country, at the Gulf of Aden. Aden...

City in western Iran with 140,000 inhabitants (2005 estimate), and capital of Ilam Province with 540,000 inhabitants (2005 estimate) and an area of 20,150 km². Ilam is...

Hafez al-Assad. While still in the military, picture from the 1960's Only few years before his death. (1930-2000) President of Syria 1971-2000. All through his rule, he was the most...

People of northern Sudan and southern Egypt. With a history and traditions which can be traced to the dawn of civilization, the Nubian first settled along the...

Yes! This is an online course in Arabic. It teaches you basic sentences, how to write, how to count and introduces Arabic grammar. All with...

Sir John Bagot Glubb. King Abdullah and Sir John Bagot Glubb reviewing their troops. Note the parading soldiers clapping hands. (Preston, Britain 1897-1986) British military officer serving first...

City of the endless mosque The capital of Morocco for more than 400 years, home of the oldest university of the country and the leading...

Arabic: 'al-¢ūd Excerpt 1: Nubian Oud music Excerpt 2: Nubian Oud music The Oud is a highly ornate instrument made of wood, with six double strings, with a...