during the medieval iranian history, many of courtiers were aware of medicine. by the thirteenth and fourteenth century, under mongol yoke, a lot of minorities emancipated of abasid caliphate ties and could perform his religious deed. because of his jewish affiliation, rashid al-dincould join as an apothecary in the mongolian circles. large though mongol numbers were, they employed iranian sage...

The relationship between the Tibetan prelate Tāranātha (1575-1634) and his major patrons, the various sDe pa of gTsang is a most complex one. In studying it I am increasingly aware that the wealth of detail to be gleaned from the various relevant texts is not just limited to the narrow study of the lives of just a few people, in this case those of Tāranātha and the various rulers of gTsang. Ind...

The fall of the caliphate proclaimed in June 2014 by Abu Bakr al Baghdadi from Great Mosque Mosul has brought with it return to Europe thousands foreign terrorist fighters, many them accompanied women and children. And, this sense, Spain not been an exception. There is no doubt that, within subjects who have returned other countries West, there a significant number do so considering their exper...