The al-mi'raj from medieval Arabic literature resembles a yellow hare with a black horn. It's so fierce that most other animals flee from it. The inhabitants of an island in the Indian Ocean gave Alexander the Great an al-mi'raj to repay him for slaying a dragon.
In Sinbad's fifth voyage in the "Arabian Nights," he discovers the City of the Apes, whose inhabitants spend each night in boats off-shore while their town is abandoned to man-eating apes. Sinbad convinces these apes to pluck fruit for him, which he then sells, recouping his fortune.
Ja'far ibn Yahya was historically vizier of the caliph Harun al-Rashid, famous as a patron of science. He's a cunning hero in several Arabian Nights tales, though modern media ironically often uses his name for evil sorcerers, such as the one in Disney's "Aladdin."
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President Volodymyr Zelensky and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman held a meeting during Zelensky's visit to Saudi Arabia where they discussed the implementation of Ukraine's peace formula, among other topics, the Presidential Office reported on Feb. 27.
Dumbarton Oaks public lecture tomorrow (Thursday): "India on the Red Sea: The Early Byzantine Awareness of East Africa and South Arabia," by Ben Garstad
Free. 6-7 PM ET on Zoom
Ben is an erudite scholar and an animated speaker -this is sure to be an interesting (and timely) lecture!
#GrindingStones appear to have been an important tool for #mobile herders 7,000 years ago. So important, they apparently carried them along - to grind animal bones, plants and pigments.
G. Lucarini et al., Plant, pigment, and bone processing in the #Neolithic of northern #Arabia – New evidence from Use-wear analysis of #grinding tools at #JebelOraf, PLoS ONE 18(10), 2023. 🔓
The al-mi'raj from medieval Arabic literature resembles a yellow hare with a black horn. It's so fierce that most other animals flee from it. The inhabitants of an island in the Indian Ocean gave Alexander the Great an al-mi'raj to repay him for slaying a dragon. #FolkloreSunday#mythology#folklore#Arabia#medieval#AlexandertheGreat
President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed Ukraine's path to peace in a telephone conversation with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and Prime Minister, Mohammed bin Salman al-Saud, on Sept. 8.
An in-depth analysis of the 12th century work Ajaib al-Makhluqat wa Gharaib al-Mawjudat, or Marvels of Things and Miraculous Aspects of Things Existing by Zakariyya al-Qazwini, and the Arabian and Mesopotamian legends surrounding the djinn.
Zelensky discusses peace formula, bilateral cooperation with Saudi crown prince (kyivindependent.com)
President Volodymyr Zelensky and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman held a meeting during Zelensky's visit to Saudi Arabia where they discussed the implementation of Ukraine's peace formula, among other topics, the Presidential Office reported on Feb. 27.
Zelensky holds call with Saudi Crown Prince (kyivindependent.com)
President Volodymyr Zelensky held a phone call with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Zelensky said on Telegram on Nov. 27.
Zelensky holds phone call with Saudi Crown Prince on Ukraine peace efforts (kyivindependent.com)
President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed Ukraine's path to peace in a telephone conversation with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and Prime Minister, Mohammed bin Salman al-Saud, on Sept. 8.
Demons, Djinns, and Devils of the Medieval Islamic World (www.medievalists.net)
An in-depth analysis of the 12th century work Ajaib al-Makhluqat wa Gharaib al-Mawjudat, or Marvels of Things and Miraculous Aspects of Things Existing by Zakariyya al-Qazwini, and the Arabian and Mesopotamian legends surrounding the djinn.