Diana Darke's monumental book argues the world of construction in medieval Europe involved a significant Muslim contribution ...

Walking through Venice had always intuitively felt “like walking through the narrow shaded alleyways of a medina” says travel ...

In Palermo, Roger II, the Norman king of Sicily from 1130, used the island’s Muslim craftsmen to build his royal chapel, the Cappella Palatina, as well as the city’s cathedral. The royal ...

Joshua Birk specializes in political history and cultural history across religious boundaries in the medieval Mediterranean world. His book, Norman Kings of Sicily and the Rise of the Anti-Islamic ...