Syria's civil war left one of the world's oldest synagogues partially destroyed. Now Syria's handful of remaining Jews are ...

The word peridot comes from the Arabic “faridat ... People in medieval times continued to confuse peridot with emerald. For centuries, people believed the fabulous 200-ct. gems adorning the shrine of ...

Eminem, known for his shock value lyrics as well as his vivid storytelling and superior lyrical capabilities confessed to being a Christian on a song on his first album Infinite, which was released ...

Laziness is an act of rebellion toward the Lord. He created us with a sense of purpose so that we would be productive. When we choose to be slothful, we are guilty of wastefulness because we have each ...

And while we’re on the subject of Ibiza in the Middle Ages, each year the city hosts a medieval festival in May ... maintained its structures of self-government up until 1715, when King Philip V of ...