The brilliance of Theodor Nöldeke's mind, his awareness of Greek literature, his knowledge of three Semitic languages, and his expertise in Persian and Middle Persian made him a distinguished ...

Sadegh Adham shares how his childhood experiences during the Iran-Iraq war shaped his art, exploring themes of imperfection, ...

As people celebrate the beginning of the new Chinese lunar year, the Year of the Snake, what do snakes symbolize in mythology?

ASTANA – Kazakh statesman and scholar Darkhan Kydyrali presented a collection of his books on common Turkic history, “Daşa Yazılan Tarix” (History Written on Stone), translated into Azerbaijani, ...

Michael Dirda is synonymous with the literary life. He’s been called “the best-read person in America,” and it’s easy to believe. When I joined The Washington Post as the editor of Book World in 2022, ...

Rakesh Ramchurn reports on an exhibition exploring how Islamic art influenced the work of the pioneering British designer ...