Whenever Sema Genc enters a room, the first place she looks is the ceiling: would it hold up in an earthquake, or would she ...

Two years after surviving the devastating 2023 earthquake that killed her family in Antakya, Sema Genç reflects on her trauma ...

In 2014, the terrorist militia known as the "Islamic State" (IS) began destroying memorials, monuments, churches and even mosques in conquered areas in Iraq and Syria. This area, the heart of former ...

Youstina Khoury, a Christian nun kidnapped by an earlier iteration of the group now running Syria, has forgiven the former ...

Pharaoh’s daughter’s coming down and seeing a baby crying is mirrored by God’s actions in Exodus’ third chapter.

Explore the 9 oldest-known archaeological sites, from Theopetra Cave to Göbekli Tepe, and Altamira. Dive into early human history and fascinating cave art.

In the early 1800s, a Swiss explorer tricked his way into Petra, the ancient oasis whose location ... Petra disappeared. In ruins after a series of earthquakes, it came to be known as Wadi Musa ...

In a divided world, sacred spaces like Al Aqsa and Babri Masjid, which have raised nationalistic fervour, should have endured ...

Pacific Triennial – the 11th in the series – that the most memorable work in the exhibition is a piece reprised from the ...

The Islamist former insurgents now in charge need to build popular support and demonstrate rule of law. And they’re finding ...

ALEPPO, Syria—Late one January night, two balaclava-clad security officers with Syria’s new government were speeding through the streets of Aleppo in pursuit of a man who had been spotted ...