One of the key dates in the UAE public holiday calendar for 2025 is the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday (PBUH), which falls on the 12th day of the Islamic month of Rabi’ Al-Awwal. The Prophet Muhammad’s ...

Host Mitch Jeserich reads excerpts of the Iliad by Homer and translated by Emily Wilson. Emily Wilson is a professor of classical studies at the University of Pennsylvania. She has been named a Fellow ...

1 Samuel and 2 Samuel were originally one book and should be read as one continuous story. 1 Samuel tells Israel 's history from the lives of three major characters: Samuel, Saul and David. The ...

May 21, 2025 • We asked some of our trusted critics which upcoming books they are most looking forward to. Here are the fiction and nonfiction titles they picked. November 25, 2024 • Books We ...