An early acquaintance was Abu Waleed Muhammed Ibn Rushd, known in the West as Averroes - one of the ... courts of Andalusia to the deserts of North Africa, and ultimately to the heart of the ...

A new study reveals that female scribes played a far more significant role in medieval book production ... scribes across the Latin West (Italy, Gaul, Hispania, North Africa, the northern Balkans ...

Cartwright, M. (2024). The Gold Trade of Ancient & Medieval West Africa. World History Encyclopedia. [online] Available at: https://www. worldhistory. org/article ...

The medieval period witnessed attempts by Christians to seize ... to 14th centuries CE), due to its strategic geographical position as a link between East and West and the desire to control sacred ...

living in “Ethiopia”—a name Romans used to describe various parts of Africa west and south of Egypt. These deeply rooted beliefs lasted for centuries, with many medieval scholars and theologians ...

Marriage in West Africa has played a central role in shaping aspects of society and has evolved over time. While traditional heterosexual unions dominate discussions, a lesser-known but significant ...

A militant leader from Mali championed a rock band and helped write a hit song before leading an Islamist army that killed ...

In 2022, we reported the DNA sequences of 33 medieval people buried in a Jewish cemetery in ... the Swahili coast, South Africa, the Canary Islands, Lebanon, Machu Picchu, the Caribbean and the San ...

Our research explores weather and climate hazards and their impacts on various sectors in West Africa, including dry and wet periods. In this article, we explain what the Harmattan is, its causes ...

The volcanic island of Bioko, about 160 kilometers, or 100 miles, northwest of mainland Equatorial Guinea, is carpeted in ...