The idea of nations as neatly bordered spaces can be traced partly to medieval maps of biblical Israel. In A Nutshell ...

The first ever map in the Bible revolutionised map-making despite being printed the wrong way round, a new study reveals.

So the Jews of America, who helped found the country, decided that the in-between holiday of Thanksgiving, held on the last ...

My dreaming of a white Christmas was rudely interrupted by a social media post containing a guide for antisemites ...

Nine in 10 Americans gather around a table to share food on Thanksgiving. At this polarizing moment, anything that promises to bring Americans together warrants our attention. But as a historian of ...

The emphasis on the Pilgrims' 1620 landing and 1621 feast erased a great deal of religious history and narrowed conceptions of who belongs in America — at times excluding groups such as Native ...

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

Discover 12 religious leaders who changed the world. From Jesus to Buddha, see how these figures shaped history, laws, and ...

Explore the chilling history of the Bawaria dacoity, a notorious gang that terrorized Tamil Nadu highways, culminating in recent convictions.

Advent has been observed by the Christian church since the 4th or 5th century. It begins on the fourth Sunday before ...

When the ‘official’ Thanksgiving Day rolls around in November, a lot of emphasis is usually placed on Lincoln’s Thanksgiving ...