Significance Of Ashura. With the onset of Muharram, Muslims worldwide commemorate the Battle of Karbala. The battle was fought on the 10th of Muharram, 61 Hijri (October 10, 680 C ...

Shiite rituals for Ashoura in Damascus have drastically changed after the fall of Syria's former President Bashar Assad.

At the time of the Qur’an’s composition, the Near East was largely populated by Syriac- and Greek-speaking Christians of Aramaic and Assyrian traditions.

Set against the backdrop of Nineveh, the capital of the mighty Assyrian Empire, ‘Lamassu Falling’ immerses readers in a time when plagues and wars ravaged the land.

Set against the backdrop of Nineveh, the capital of the mighty Assyrian Empire, ‘Lamassu Falling’ immerses readers in a time when plagues and wars ravaged the land. The story unfolds as an ...

He was the prophet who was instructed by God to warn the people of a certain country of their evil doings or be destroyed. Apparently, Jonah didn’t agree with God.

♪♪♪ Assyrian ingenuity provided Nineveh with a regular supply of fresh water even in the long, hot summer months. Sennacherib used the water to transform his capital city into an oasis.