Keys open more than locks, and the Arabic word miftah lays bare the multifaceted symbolism associated with this small, toothy bit of metal. A tool of access, it also holds clues to mysteries and music ...

From Shawarmas and Al-Faham to Kuzhimanthi and Kunafa, Gulf flavours have become Kerala’s everyday comfort food — powered by ...

In Arabic, the word Sabr means patience — but it’s more than just waiting quietly. It’s about staying steady when life doesn’t move at your pace. In many parts of the world, Sabr is seen as a kind of ...

While working at the British Library in London a few years ago, Professor Mahmood Kooria received an unusual request from the curator of the South Asia Collections, the department carrying archives, ...

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It is customary to refer to childhood as a ‘golden’ period of existence, a time of idyllic innocence and unadulterated joy. But the griefs, troubles and cruelties one experiences in childhood are just ...

NEW YORK, March 26 (Reuters) - Meta's (META.O), opens new tab oversight board on Tuesday called on the company to end its blanket ban on a common usage of the Arabic word "shaheed," or "martyr" in ...

Some rumors are too hazy to be believed. For years, claims have connected the root of the word "alcohol" to an Arabic term that purportedly means "body-eating spirit." Many of these claims miss the ...

Boat in the sea at Mahabalipuram beach, Tamil Nadu, India (Credit: Sandipan Dutta/Alamy) Coastal towns across southern India still reveal how medieval travellers once used the power of language to ...