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Al-Mashhad al-Juyūshī: The story behind one of Cairo’s most remarkable Fatimid monuments
Read more: Al-Mashhad al-Juyūshī: The story behind one of Cairo’s most remarkable Fatimid monumentsExplores how power, memory and faith come together at al-Mashhad al-Juyūshī, a Fatimid monument set high on Cairo’s Muqaṭṭam Hills.
The Battle for the Soul of the Edinburgh Fringe
Free is not rubbish! The Free Fringe is a key part of the Fringe's ecology, injecting a much-needed dose of authenticity.
A Lifetime Exploring the Achaemenid Empire
A tribute to a lifelong scholar, this blog explores the travels and research behind Coinages in the Achaemenid Empire.
Arthur Conan Doyle in Egypt
Discover how Arthur Conan Doyle’s travels in Egypt inspired his fiction, from ancient mummies and Gothic tales to imperial adventure and the supernatural.
Extract from The Beautiful Game on a Muslim Pitch
As the FIFA World Cup 2026 unfolds, read an extract exploring the relationship between football, religion and identity in Muslim contexts.
The Scottish Office and the ‘Glasgow Problem’
In Spring 1997, civil servants in Edinburgh, in the pre-devolution Scottish Office (SO), faced ‘the Glasgow Problem’.
The Manosphere as Symptom: Feminism, Deleuze and the Crisis of Care
Chantelle Gray explores how Deleuzean philosophy helps us critically engage with the Manosphere.
5 things you never knew about Gregory of Tours
Discover 5 surprising facts about Gregory of Tours, from fishing and stargazing to fear, faith, and confronting kings in the late sixth century.
Q&A with Madeleine Chalmers, author of French Technological Thought and the Nonhuman Turn
Madeleine Chalmers reveals how French philosophy, literature and theology have shaped technological thought.
What the Scottish Enlightenment Can Teach Us about Science and Religion
Lewis Ashman explores how 18th century Scottish Enlightenment philosophers reconciled science with religious belief.