equestrian… Escaping the Massacre 18 Feb 202415 Nov 2024 The Mamluke who escaped the Citadel's massacre fueled the imagination of artists, novelists, historians, as well as my curiosity. On Friday, 1st of March 1811, Mohamed Ali Pasha, viceroy of…
Arabian horse… The Artistic Legacy of the Last Caliph 27 May 202325 Aug 2025 Play this audio file to listen to my article! It might come as a surprise to many that painting and playing music were practiced in a dynasty that claimed the…
Arabian horse… Qualities of The Arabian Horse in Arabic Manuscripts (Part I) 2 Jul 202119 Apr 2025 “Don't let the beauty of a horse fool you, my exalted sultan... fine looks do not indicate a sound character”, he said. One day Salahuddin summoned his courtiers, dignitaries of…
Arabian horse… Arabic Manuscripts on Furusiyya and Veterinary Science 4 Jun 202115 Nov 2024 This article was first published in Arabisches Pferd In The Focus. “History is an art… and worthy of being considered a branch of wisdom”said Ibn Khaldoun, the medieval historian and…
Horse History… Equine Veterinary Knowledge in the Islamic World 7 May 202115 Nov 2024 This article was published in Al-Tibb, Healing Traditions in Islamic Medical Manuscripts, a catalogue published by ISLAMIC ARTS MUSEUM MALAYSIA. In the 12th and 13th centuries AD, Egypt had its…
equestrian… Anatomy of The Horse in the 15th Century 5 Mar 202115 Nov 2024 This article was first published on MuslimHeritage.com on June 5th, 2009. The version published hereafter was revised and augmented with a section of references on veterinary medicine and hippiatrics in…
Arabian horse Back to the Land of the Nile 5 Feb 202115 Nov 2024 This article was first published in The Arabian Magazine, Collectors' Edition, 2009. Ali and Mumtaz Ree - Yasmine and Asahias Kahlaara Photo by Rania Elsayed Inshass Royal stud (RAS) was…
Arabian horse… A Day at El Zahraa 1 Jan 20215 May 2025 This article was first published on StraightEgyptians.com in October 2008. Two days before the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan, Dr. Nasr Marei and Ivisited El Zahraa on a…
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