Ethiopia is heir to one of the world’s richest cultural tapestries. Ge’ez, Arabic, Oromo, Somali, and dozens of other languages all form part of this mosaic. To elevate one while neglecting the others ...

A newly reconstructed mural from a ruined palace in Tajikistan offers a rare glimpse into the spiritual life of the Sogdians, ...

What should Israel do to slow down approaching chaos? How shall such potentially irremediable circumstances be averted?

This long-forgotten footnote to American history is worth considering both for its historical import and its relevancy to the ...

If you love a baby, you don’t wish for them fame, glory or riches. We just want them to be happy, and be a mensch. A mensch is a high compliment in the Jewish tradition. A mensch is a person of quiet ...

This unlikely choice of packaging was a comment, or so it seemed, on the Fertile Crescent's most underappreciated export to the world: nothing short of the origins of civilization. This story has been ...

The Decapolis (“ten cities”) was a group of cities in the Middle East where ancient Greek, Roman, and Jewish cultures ...

A 4,200-year-old climate shift triggered drought and famine, revealing how ancient societies adapted at the start of the Iron Age.

Newly found engravings of animals on rock outcrops in Saudi Arabia’s Nefud desert show nomads lived there thousands of years ago.