Neither Sarah nor Hagar/Ha-jar are mentioned by name in the Qur’an, but the story of Ha-jar’s exile from Abraham’s home is traditionally understood to be referred to in a line from Ibrāhīm’s prayer in ...

On March 25, the renowned Sri Lankan social anthropologist Prof. Gananath Obeyesekere of Princeton University, passed away ...

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Henna Club, an organization that spreads the beauty of the culturally rich and intricate art of henna, held its second-annual ...

The ancient Greek roots of the cross symbol, its significance in cosmology, religion, and philosophy, long before ...

A multitude of mysteries remain unsolved about the ancient Greek world, providing more questions than answers.

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Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the ...

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