Map wars in the Middle East: How cartographers charted and helped shape a regional conflict
Maps are ubiquitous—on phones, in-flight and car displays, and in textbooks the world over. While some maps delineate and ...
The 26-year-old who became the first person to run Egypt’s 550km Sinai Trail – with the help of the Bedouin
Contending with a swollen ankle, unmarked terrain and a hostile landscape, Ria Xi faced a remarkable challenge crossing the ...
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How Alexander the Great redrew the map of the world
Over a 10-year period, fighting across modern-day Turkey, the Middle East, and as far ... teacher showed pupils a map of ...
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Strabo: The Ancient Greek Geographer Who Mapped the World
Ancient Greek geographer Strabo is one of the greatest writers in the ancient world, devoting his life to studying, writing, ...
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‘London Underground’ mosquito has surprisingly ancient origins
A variety of mosquito once thought to have evolved in the tunnels of the London Underground seems to have originated alongside humans thousands of years ago in the Middle East, a genetic analysis ...
Bold in scale, Sharjah Biennial 16 maps new constellation of voices beyond West-centric lens
SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates - Tracking down the entirety of Thai artist Pratchaya Phinthong’s “We are lived by powers we ...
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Utah’s Mike Lee seeks to cut funding for Marxist NPR and PBS.
As Lee explained, those radio and television networks don't spout the patriotic right-wing agenda. They aren't like that bastion of patriotism, Fox News; they aren't owned by that great patriot family ...
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Petra lost and found
In the 19th century, European colonialists were driven by romantic as well as commercial notions of exploring the Middle East ... arrival in Egypt.“Here are the remains of an ancient city ...
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Sacred Blooms & Divine Roots: The Spiritual Symbolism of Four Plants in Ancient MENA
In the ancient Middle East and North Africa (MENA ... The lotus was one of the most revered flowers in ancient Egypt and Persia. According to a study published in Religions (MDPI, 2018), in Egyptian ...