Dive into the era of maritime trade at the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia (IAMM) in Kuala Lumpur with its upcoming exhibition, Oceans That Speak: Islam And The Emergence Of The Malay World. Running ...

Researchers have found chemical residues of grapes in medieval containers indicating a prosperous wine trade in Islamic Sicily.

Omar Ibn al-Khattab, ruler of a nascent Islamic empire in the seventh century, once convened a meeting in Medina to admonish his subjects "for avoiding trading and leaving the markets in the hands ...

Jeddah Islamic Port's unique location allows it to serve both African markets and eastern trade partners, amplifying its role as a central node in regional and global commerce.

While Muslim merchants frequented various Indonesian ports centuries before Islam took root in the 15th/16th centuries CE on islands such as Sumatra, Java, and Borneo, the scarcity and limited ...

This thrilling, wide-ranging exhibition maps the complex connections among European and Asian civilizations from A.D. 500 to 1000, tracing the flow of not only goods but also faiths, cultures and ...

Another trade route forged by Muslim traders went from Zawila (in what today is Southern Libya) down to Bornu and Kanem.

June 4, 2017 5:45 pm ET Share The Iraqi flag fluttered on Sunday near the front line in western Mosul, which Iraqi forces are fighting to recapture from Islamic State.Photo: alkis konstantinidis ...

Early Muslim historians and geographers give details of major roads, linking Makkah with Yemen, Oman, Syria, Egypt, and Iraq. These roads initially followed former pre-Islamic trade routes, but ...

Iraqi paramilitary forces captured a hub on a key Islamic State supply route between Syria and Iraq, further disrupting the flow of fighters and goods between the ...