Andalusian philosopher is known for a number of key ideas adopted by later Sufis, including the unity of being, the concept ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

Damascus Blood Libel documentAlliance Universelle Museum This blood libel, one of the first recorded in the modern era, became an early symbol of dangerous "fake news"—an accusation that took a ...

In the early sixties, Syrian artists made a monument of the Damascene Sword in the Umayyad Square in central Damascus as a symbol of the power of the city. The monument had two large contrasting ...