The story of a nation finding it's own cultural identity surrounded by Russia, China, and Afghanistan. It's economy is also ...

Without the scholars of the Islamic Golden Age, who translated Ancient Greek, it is likely that ancient knowledge would now ...

Once a crucial caravan stop on the Silk Road, Khiva is one of Central Asia’s best-preserved medieval settlements. The Uzbek ...

Ahmedabad carries the deep imprints of a historic city founded by Sultan Ahmed Shah in the early 15th century. A walk through the crowded Lal Darwaja market, with its glimpses of iconic architecture ...

Some of the recent advances in the quest to catch a whiff of history are featured in the new book Scents of Arabia: ...