Ilias Luursema

Ever wondered what Arabia looked like before the coming of Islam? Read below to find out.

In the 1920s, Thomas Edward Lawrence, better known as Lawrence of Arabia, became a widely-known phenomenon.

In the late 1990s, Muammar Gaddafi of Libya started propagating his vision of a unified Africa. His ideas inspired leaders across the continent, eventually forming the African Union.

By addressing issues on the world’s most turbulent continent, the African Union is maturing as an organization and becoming a driving force in realizing a unified and prosperous Africa.

In 1854, the Ottoman Empire entered into loan agreements with European creditors. Over the decades that followed, the debt span out of control.

The Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa is one of the most historically important archeological sites in Alexandria. Learn about the catacombs here.