The Panegyrics of Al-Akhtal to the Umayyads
al-Akhtal al-Taghlibî was one of the great panegyrists of the Umayyad period. He became famous for his satires and panegyrics in a period when poetry was an important political instrument. al-Akhtal was introduced to Yazîd b. Mu'âwiyah by Ka'b b. Ju'ayl.
Esat AYYILDIZ
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Muslim Diasporas and the Politics of Belonging: Ibadi and Ismaili Pasts and Presents in East Africa
ABSTRACT This article examines the Ibadi and Ismaili Muslim communities in East Africa—particularly in Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania (including Zanzibar)—and their distinct religious, social, and economic roles. Even as minorities within predominantly Sunni contexts, both groups have shaped the region through migration, commerce, and international ...
Kimberly T. Wortmann
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The Islamic Library in Cordoba was one of the leading libraries of its time, offering various fields of knowledge, including collections of Islamic and European history.
Rahmat Iqbal, Agus Mahfudin Setiawan
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ABSTRACT The Sadd al‐Bint is one of the largest known ancient dams in Saudi Arabia, and yet, its construction date, function and collapse remained uncertain. This study presents the first numerical chronology for the dam, integrating radiocarbon dating, Bayesian modelling, geomorphological analysis and hydrological modelling to reconstruct its history.
Bruno Depreux +13 more
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إمارة الحج في العصر الأموي ودورها في مواجهة التحديات والأزمات (41-132هـ/661-750م). (قراءة حضارية) Emirate of Hajj and its role in confronting challenges and crises (41 AH–132 AH/ 661 A.D- 750 A.D) a civilizational reading [PDF]
يتناول هذا البحث إمارة الحج من حيث مفهومها وأهدافها ومسؤولياتها، مع التركيز على تطورها في العصر الأموي (41هـ–132هـ) ودورها في مواجهة التحديات والأزمات في إطار قراءة حضارية تحليلية.
عبدالرحمن بن ناصر الجبر
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Per dynamin – per energian: Hrotsvit of Gandersheim’s knowledge of Greek
This paper investigates Hrotsvit of Gandersheim’s knowledge of Greek. It proceeds from three questions. First, what resources for learning Greek were available in tenth‐century Germany? Second, were there any figures in her ambit from whom she could have learned?
Graham Robert Johnson
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REFLECTION ON ISLAMIC AGRICULTURAL POLICIES DURING THE UMAYYAD DYNASTY AND CONTEMPORARY INDONESIA
This study examines Islamic agricultural policies during the Umayyad Dynasty and compares them with contemporary agricultural policies in Indonesia.
Putri Vella Meliyanti +3 more
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Remote Sensing Analysis and LiDAR Experimenting in the Espique Valley (La Peza, Granada, Spain)
ABSTRACT The Espique valley is a small space at the foot of the mountain, practically closed, which hides a rich archaeological heritage, not only of habitats but also of varied productive spaces. For some years now, MEMOLab UGR has been carrying out research that is now enriched with the contribution of LiDAR, with whose application we are ...
Jesús Rodríguez Bulnes +2 more
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Evidence of glass bead‐making in the early Islamic Iberian Peninsula
Abstract Glass beads from two Islamic archaeological sites in the Tagus valley in central Spain were selected and analysed by laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA‐ICP‐MS), and a subset of samples (n = 6) was analysed for Pb isotopes by multicollector thermal ionization mass spectrometry (MC‐TIMS).
Cristina Boschetti +4 more
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Exploring the Social and Religious Roles of Women in Ḥijāz during the Umayyad Period
This paper examines the social and religious roles of women in the Hijaz under Umayyad rule (661-750 CE), a period marked by significant political consolidation and change in the early Islamic world.
Dr. Naseem Akhter, Dr. Mehwish Khalid
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