Unlike the Egyptian pyramids, ziggurats were not places of royal burials, but temples dedicated to the patron deity of a city ...
In a study published in the journal Iraq, Dr. Troels Arbøll analyzed medical prescriptions from ancient Mesopotamia to ...
Research shows the Ishtar Temple at Assur was built on imported sand, revealing early ritual practices and the timeline of ...
Digital platforms are nurturing a modern form of direct democracy that could reshape how European citizens engage with ...
As the horror movie "Sinners" stands poised to sweep the Oscars, we take a look at how and why the vampire genre has long ...
Al Jazeera on MSN

Who are the Kurds?

The Kurds are widely believed to be the largest stateless ethnic group in the world.
Daniel Neep’s excellent account corrects the traditional narrative to show a nation surviving and resisting the powers that ...
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
The story is told of how the Armenian king Trdat (also known as Tiridates III) was physically transformed into a wild boar as ...
Opinion
Asharq Al-Awsat on MSNOpinion

National Sovereignty: A Principle Under Attack

National sovereignty is a phrase that before President Donald Trump brought it into question with headline-grabbing shenanigans on Venezuela, Iran and Greenland among other places was seldom heard ...
The Kurdish people are one of the largest ethnic groups in the world without their own country. Many are native to the region where four countries — Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey — meet and share ...
Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's regime is facing scrutiny for widespread human rights violations amid weeks-long protests.