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The Yemeni dagger, or "Jambiya," has been intertwined with Yemen's tribal culture for centuries.

Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa was born in October 1982 in Saudi Arabia, where he spent the first seven years of his life. In a rare ...

How a cartoon crisis transformed a local debate into a global reckoning over censorship and religious sensitivities – one ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. More than a decade had passed since Ahmed al-Sharaa squeezed into the narrow lift that went up to his ...

For decades, the gamchha has been a ubiquitous presence on Indian streets. The traditional scarf, made out of a red-and-white chequered piece of fabric, is used as a towel, pillow, turban, eye ...

Man throwing coins to lepers A charitable man throwing coins to a group of leprosy sufferers in the Middle East. From “Cottager and Artisan” for 1872, published in London by the Religious Tract ...

Wearing a colorful costume, red nose and a turban on his head, Yahya Hendrawan performs as a clown in Indonesian schools, ...

Trying to counter President Trump’s call to “clean out” Gaza, Arab leaders have begun to outline their own vision for Palestinians in the territory. By Vivian Yee and Ismaeel Naar Vivian Yee ...