Passover, the "holiday of freedom", is also the "holiday of Spring" in the Torah - and is "the Spring of the entire world" in the words of Rav Avraham Yitschak HaCohen Hook, Israel's first chief rabbi ...

A modern vision has met traditional resistance as the pilot operation of the long-awaited Giza Plateau Facilities Development ...

Rerouting History: From Suez to the Arctic Once upon a time, if you were mapping global trade, your pen would glide through the Middle East and North Africa. Cairo. Haifa. Dubai. Aden. The Suez Canal ...

Passover is a major Jewish holiday, celebrated over seven or eight days each year, commemorating the exodus of ancient ...

In short, not only is it proper to incorporate current events into the Seder, but it is likely a fulfillment or at the very least an enhancement of the mitzvah to recount the Exodus from Egypt. Howeve ...

Each map includes a key and explanation. Use this geography book to make your own maps. Walk This Underground World by Sam ...

In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), a region often marked by fragmentation, Hotelling’s clustering helps us understand not just where states invest and deploy, but how they position themselves ...

All individuals exhibited a number of physical injuries to their bodies, all of which could be attributed as their cause of death, researchers said. This suggests they were likely all killed in ...

A new development in the mystery of a purported city beneath Egypt's Giza pyramids could, if proven true, fundamentally ...

From prehistoric paths dating back to the Neolithic period to walking routes used by Buddhist monks and tea merchants, these trails offer much more than a scenic walk in nature.

For nomadic Bedouin communities in Jordan and Egypt, meanwhile, guiding visitors on the ancient trails draws on skills ... “You can’t take a trail and put it in a museum … it’s something you need to ...

While she was in the hospital, officials tied her to her bed for hours and forcibly administered psychotropic drugs, which have had a lasting physical and emotional impact. Michael Perlin ...