The film explores the transformation of Turkey from the remnants of the Ottoman Empire into a modern republic ... including the adoption of Western clothing, the introduction of a new alphabet ...

During WWII, Albania defied the Nazis, sheltering Jews and preserving its tradition of hospitality. Discover how this ...

The spa building was a ruin when purchased in 2010 by the Marmara Group, a private real estate investment firm headquartered ...

The Inquisition spread fear across Jewish communities, forcing many to flee to the Ottoman Empire, North Africa ... forced Jews to wear distinctive clothing, such as yellow badges.

The current state of affairs resembles, in many respects, the period following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918 ... to wear traditional Kurdish clothing and speak Kurdish.

The Fez-Meknes region is the epitome of Morocco's history, architecture, and culture, all closely interwoven. From the old ...

Dr. Unver Rustem will explore art and fashion of the Ottoman Empire in a talk on Tuesday at the State University of New York at Fredonia. “Shown in a Lifelike Way” (or ‘No Great Art Therein ...

The recent trends of religious conversion have not rattled Kosovo’s politicians. Kosovo has been long seeking membership into the European Union, selling itself to the world as a multi-ethnic and ...

One day Mercada escorts Luna, her recently-wedded eldest granddaughter, to the clothing store where she is employed ... in the transitional phase from Ottoman Empire rule to British Mandate of ...