Zoroastrianism is an ancient religious belief ... while other languages made way for Arabic," Merhavy said. "Egypt and Lebanon and Syria - all these countries had different languages, right?

One hundred years after his death, Steiner is a household name in Germany and his Waldorf schools can be found the world over. Yet the spiritual leader himself — and his contradictions — remain ...

This was a brief uniquely suited to the Egyptian-born artist Laila Gohar, known for her surreal food installations. Gohar was awed by her first visit to Uzbekistan last year. “Central Asia is so rich, ...

Amma Sarah, a fifth-century hermit in what is now Egypt, is quoted as saying ... Manichaean vegetarianism or Zoroastrian incest. One reason they do not is because of a battle at a bridge ...

The major world religions emerged between approximately 600 BCE and 611 CE, with Judaism being the first, followed by Christianity and concluding with Islam, ...

The discovery sheds some light on a "lost" dynasty of pharaohs who ruled during a little-understood time in ancient Egypt's long history. Archaeologists from Egypt and the U.S. unearthed the tomb ...

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Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered the royal tomb of an unknown king who ruled the region during a tumultuous time 3,600 years ago. The tomb was found within an ancient Egyptian necropolis in ...

Put on the spot, Abdullah demurred and suggested that he awaited an alternative plan for Gaza, one that would be advanced by Egypt. Although it borders Gaza, Egypt had left the territory to Israel and ...

Jewelry was an important part of ancient Egyptian culture. Excavation at the Karnak temple found a 2,600-year-old pot filled with gold jewelry, beads, and statues. The statues of Egyptian gods ...