The Ottomans before opening and naming the magnificent city of Istanbul (Constantinople) as the capital of the Empire. They had appointed...

On the 10th of July 2020, a Turkish court ruling revoked the status of the Hagia Sophia (Aya Sofia) as a museum and the President of...

In 649, the Muslims under Caliph Muawiyah attacked the island for the first time, opening the capital Salamis - Constantia after a brief...

Mehmed II was born on 30/03/1432, in the then Ottoman capital Edirne . His father was Sultan Murad II (1404–1451) and his mother Hüma...

The Ottoman dynasty can be divided into the following five stages: 1. Rise 1299-1453 Osman I, Orhan, Murad I, BayezidI, Mehmed I, Murad...

The Ottoman Interregnum was actually a civil war between 1402 and 1413, just over a century after the beginning of the Ottoman Empire,...

Before the Ottoman Empire was cursed as the sick man of Europe  by the Europeans. This great empire was held with great admiration  in...

Christianity is the largest religion in the world (about 1/3 of the population) and the various groups have commonalities and differences...

Sicily is another example of Muslim tolerance  and progression  during Al-Andalus. The Sicilian Muslim majority and Non-Muslims had a...

Bosnia and Herzegovina have a rich and varied history. This is due to its unmovable presence at the crossroads in Europe . Bosnia and...

Italy being the geographical home of Catholicism, means that any stronghold of the Muslims was met with heavy barrage from its Christian...

The Muslims had tried several times to open the island of Crete  during the 7th century  and managed to occupy parts of the island...

Most of us are familiar with the Western explorers and travellers but what do we know about the Muslim explorers and their impact on this...

After the opening of Al Andalus, the Muslims reached the Pyrenees , the mountain range separating the Iberian Peninsula from the rest of...

His Life: Ibn Rushd   (Averroes in Latin) had knowledge of of various subjects, including philosophy, theology, medicine, astronomy,...

Istanbul is the largest and most important city in Turkey, although it was replaced by the proclamation of the Republic in 1923 by Ankara...

Turkish-speaking nomadic tribes, originating from a large area in Central Asia, started migrating into the Arab world after 700, and by...