By: Outlook Web Desk | July 7, 2025 | Outlook India On July 5, 1962, Algeria formally declared its independence from French colonial rule, bringing an end to 132 years of occupation and nearly eight years of armed struggle. Today, as the nation marks its 62nd Independence Day, it stands not only as one of the youngest republics in North…
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Bad Rulers in Medieval Seville
By N.A. Miller | April 5, 2025 | Classy Arabic Al-Aʿmā al-Tuṭaylī, whose nickname means “the blind man of Tudela,” was actually born in Seville to parents from Tudela, in present-day Navarre in northeastern Spain. He was born blind and died relatively young, around the age of 40. He was a professional poet, and most of his ouevre is panegryic…
Read MoreAlgeria’s Cities and Sands
By: unbranded | June 25, 2025 | MSN Soar over the captivating beauty of Algeria with this stunning drone footage, showcasing its vast deserts, rugged mountains, vibrant cities, and the architectural splendor of its ancient heritage sites. See video
Read MoreTranslating works into Arabic provides window into Chinese culture
By Yang Yang | June 20, 2025 | China Daily Traditional Chinese medicine, history, technological innovations, and Chinese philosophy are the most searched topics on a China-themed encyclopedia platform among 22 Arabic-speaking countries and regions, according to a session about the achievements of the partnership between the Encyclopedia of China Publishing House and Lebanese publishing house Digital Future at the…
Read MoreSeven wonders within Tunis
By: Anthony Dennis | May 17, 2025 | smh.com.au Flush with incredible protected ruins, bustling souks and beautiful coastal villages, this vibrant North African capital has a rich and turbulent history. Read the full article
Read More“Palestine Is Suffering…Come Back and Live in Spain”
By: Kevin Barrett | June 24, 2025 | kevinbarrett.substack.com We are traveling the length of historic al-Andalus, from Barcelona to Zaragoza to today’s Andalusia (southern Spain) asking ordinary people about convivencia. What is convivencia? It’s a friendlier term for “coexistence” that was originally used to describe the strikingly positive relationship between Muslim, Christian, and Jewish communities in Islamic Spain a.k.a.…
Read MoreHajj by horseback: Modern-day caravan makes seven-month pilgrimage from Andalusia to Makkah
By: Katy Gillett | June 4, 2025 | Thenationalnews.com As millions of pilgrims arrive in Makkah for Hajj, a small group of riders have completed one of the most extraordinary journeys of the year: retracing a route taken by Andalusian Muslims to the Holy City more than 500 years ago by travelling from southern Spain to Saudi Arabia on horseback. Abdelkader…
Read MoreHarmony of civilizations
By Xu Lin | May 30, 2025 | China Daily China and Tunisia have created an enduring legacy through vibrant artistic and trade exchanges across centuries, Xu Lin reports. China’s over 5,000-year civilization, with its diverse elements that have formed a unity, and Tunisia’s layered heritage — rooted in indigenous Berber traditions and overlaid with Phoenician, Roman and Arab influences…
Read MoreWhere Do Arabic Numbers Come From?
By: Kirti Sharma | Date: June 2, 2025 | Jagranjosh.com Have you ever carefully noticed the digits we use every day – 1, 2, 3, and so on? Have you asked yourself where they came from? Most people think, since we refer to them as “Arabic numerals,” that they were developed in the Arab world. This is a popular myth!…
Read MoreWhy, in Egypt, creatives are returning to calligraphy
By: Moe Elhossieny | Date: May 28, 2025 | Itsnicethat.com In 1922, King Fuad I established the Khalil Agha School for Arabic Calligraphy in Cairo as part of a broader effort to modernise Egypt. Aside from the school’s role in preserving the practice, institutionalising it was a move to assert Egypt’s cultural sovereignty in the wake of independence. Since then,…
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