Afghanistan’s Ancient and Beautiful Minaret of Jam
The Minaret of Jam, located in Afghanistan's Ghur province, provided a vantage point for the call to prayer. It remained hidden and forgotten until 1886.
The Strange Geometric Shapes Scattered Across the Middle East
Like the Nazca lines of Peru, a strange series of shapes have been found in the Middle East. New research has tried to understand their purpose.
Making the Middle East
Two scholarly perspectives on the making of the Middle East.
The Improbable Fanged Deer of Afghanistan
Last seen more than a half century ago, a rare fanged deer has been rediscovered in Afghanistan
Kurds: In the Middle of the Middle East
A brief history of Kurds and Middle Eastern politics.