In the Islamic case we would have heard the prayers and chants in large mosques and sufi meeting halls as well as the calls ...

TEHRAN - A rare Sassanid-era inscription believed to condemn the act of betrayal and uphold the sanctity of loyalty and oaths ...

Representation of many of the world's faiths and spiritual traditions has been minimal to nonexistent in the mainstream ...

The last inhabitant of the city died in 2015 after living alone for years, keeping bees and writing a book on religion.

The best time to visit Uzbekistan is from March to mid-June, and September to October. Most of Uzbekistan has an extreme ...

Retired U.S. Navy Captain Bob Wells weighs in on Iran reportedly boosting its stockpiles of enriched uranium.

Herodotus, often called the Father of History, also possessed the mindset and utilized the methods of a modern social ...

Assistant Professor of Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology Wu Xin recently gave a lecture on “Imperial Foundations of the ...

As I prepared to take a photograph of an anti-American mural outside of the former U.S. Embassy in Iran’s capital recently, a ...

Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the former Shah of Iran, is fast emerging as a potentially pivotal figure in Middle Eastern ...

Over the last century or so, a great deal has been said about the god Mithras and his mysteries, which became known to the European world mainly through his Roman cultus during the Imperial Period.

These artifacts confirm Guangzhou's role as a "global trade hub" over 2,000 years ago, linking ancient China to Persia and other regions. Zhao Mo's tomb reshapes historical understanding, positioning ...