In 1177, Saladin marched toward the Kingdom of Jerusalem with a massive army while the Crusader state looked weak, exposed, ...

Of all the great figures in the Middle Ages whose influence still resonates today, none has been so little written about as Yusuf Ibn Ayyub (meaning “son of Ayyub”). The world would come to know him ...

Today, the figurative field of battle has become a literal one: Israel's Sharon Plain. Rafael Lewis An Israeli archaeologist says he’s pinpointed the precise location of one of the Third Crusade’s ...

When it came time to search, Reed City senior Paul Saladin did not have to look far. Saladin, an All-State competitor in both ...

Every year, doctors and historians gather at the Historical Clinicopathological Conference at the University of Maryland School of Medicine to try to figure out the cause of death, be it an ailment or ...

When Byzantium, the heir to the Roman Empire, and the cultural capital of Europe, was threatened by Seljuk Turks from the west, the Pope called for a Crusade of Christian warriors to recapture ...

Until the 21st century, Salah al-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub (Righteous of the Faith; Joseph, son of Ayyub), known in Europe as Saladin, was probably the most famous Muslim in Western culture after the ...

Saladin was the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty, the first sultan of Egypt and Syria and the man who united the Muslim world against the Crusader forces of Europe. He famously recaptured Jerusalem from ...

Kingdom of Heaven portrays one of the most legendary of Middle Eastern heroes, Saladin. Moviegoers in the Middle East will be watching Syrian actor Ghassan Massoud closely, to be sure he gets the ...

The Life and Legend of the Sultan Saladin. By Jonathan Phillips.Yale University Press; 520 pages; $32.50. Bodley Head; £25. THE WEST has few Muslim heroes but, astonishingly, a 12th-century jihadist ...

Photo shows a view of the Saladin Citadel in Cairo, Egypt, on Oct. 14, 2021. The Saladin Citadel, built by Saladin (1138-1193) in the 12th century, is an attraction for tourists in Cairo.Photo:Xinhua ...

There is unusual elegance and finesse in the wines from Domaine Saladin. The two sisters, Elisabeth and Marie-Laurence Saladin runs this wine estate today but it traces its roots back to 1422. The ...