History & Heritage

Islamic New Year: What is the festival of Muharram

Countries follow astronomical calculations to determine future dates of the Islamic calendar, and this year the Islamic year will be…

9 years ago

The history of the Blue mosque in Turkey

The Blue Mosque (Called Sultanahmet Camii in Turkish) is an historical mosque in Istanbul. The mosque is known as the…

9 years ago

Quran Fragments Found in Britain Are Dated to the Birth of Islam

According to new research at the University of Birmingham, a collection of Quranic manuscripts held at the university may be…

9 years ago

Eid Mubarak to all our viewers

Eid Mubarak: UK joins the world's Muslims to celebrate the end of Ramadan 2015 with Eid-ul-Fitr Eid 2015: David Cameron's…

9 years ago

Encounters with Islamic Art

A year-long programme of lectures, visits and workshops organised by IESA UK (the Institut d’Études Superieures des Arts) in partnership…

9 years ago

Amazing 14th century images of Aya Sophia before its conversion to a museum

The Aya Sophia (also knows as The Hagia Sophia)  is more than 1,400 years old. It was first built and…

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THIS IS WHERE THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD WAS BORN

This is where the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is thought to have been born though there…

9 years ago

Tower of London announced as finalist for Art Fund Prize for Museum of the Year 2015

The Art Fund announced the six shortlisted finalists for their prestigious Museum of the Year 2015 award. The Tower of…

9 years ago

The Treasure Houses of England

From Elizabethan Masterpieces, to alfresco dining and adventure playgrounds, these majestic properties are yearlong sources of fun and fascination for…

9 years ago

£1.2m funding to ‘open doors’ in historic Mansion House

York’s historic Mansion House will see its biggest investment since it was built in the 18th century thanks to a…

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