Part I: Economic Exceptionalism in Early Islam: Myth or Reality? -- The Late Antique and Byzantine Context to early Islamic Mercantile Activity / Peter Sarris -- An Islamic Agricultural Revolution / ...

Major new work by an international team of archaeologists will shed new light on early Islamic history in Saudi Arabia. Experts will investigate previously neglected sites along the Hejaz Hajj Route ...

Introduction: Zoroastrianism, Islam and Accommodation -- 1 Myth and Countermyth in Zoroastrian Historiography -- 2 Umar's Dilemma: The Taxation of People Without a Book -- 3 Marriage, Meat and the ...

Located in Mecca, the Kaaba is Islam’s most sacred site and the focal point of daily Muslim prayer. This episode explores its religious significance, history of reconstruction, and the rituals ...

Tucked between narrow medieval lanes in historic Jeddah, the Othman bin Affan Mosque is offering a rare, layered look into the city’s past. Fresh excavations at the site have uncovered more than 1,300 ...