Researchers have long speculated about the purpose and meaning of pointy “head cones” depicted in Egyptian art. Now they’ve ...

In the slaveholding South, ancient Egypt and its pharaohs became a way to justify slavery. For abolitionists and African Americans, biblical Egypt served as a symbol of bondage and liberation.

At a cultural festival in the Egyptian city of Luxor, the spotlight was on tahtib, which is part sport and part traditional ...

Renée Nicole Good's fatal shooting by an ICE agent in Minneapolis has brought us deep grief — how can we work toward healing?

Wedding traditions are rooted in superstition, religion and cultural exchange, even as couples continue to reinterpret them ...

Pinkie rings are back in the spotlight. Kylie Jenner wore one on Sunday night, while last year Emily Ratajkowski repurposed ...

Andy Lawrence, the artistic director of children’s theatre company Theatre of Widdershins, is to be Stapleford Granary’s ...

Who would believe that an entire people lived for generations under crushing slavery? That countless Jews were beaten, ...

The forgotten statue of Nero at the Isthmus of Corinth is a relic of the time the Roman emperor granted freedom to a part of ...

Ethiopia marked Christmas on 7 January 2026, joining countries like Russia, Egypt, and Serbia. The Genna celebrations feature ...

In the days following Epiphany, the church celebrates the dawning of the light of Christ upon the pagans, as foretold in the ...

The Minoans of Bronze Age Crete were unique in the Mediterranean for their rituals, including those pertaining to the snake ...