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This new research emphasizes the importance of preserving such heritage sites, especially in a country where decades of ...

Crusader Kings III expands to new horizons as the Legacy of Persia Flavor Pack launches for Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5.

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Baghdad, the majestic capital city of the great Abbasid Caliphate. For centuries, the city was a center of culture, learning, ...

Dr. Mohammad Ghafuri, head of the Ahl al-Bayt Studies Department at the International Research Institute of Imam Ridha (AS), ...

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Middle East, a new dynasty seized control of one of the world’s greatest empires – the Islamic Caliphate. Though little remembered in the west today, the Abbasids reigned for five centuries. They ...

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