In addition to his expertise on religious traditions along the Silk Road, Professor Foltz's research interests include the intersection of Islam and ecology, as well as environmental ethics and the ...

The ancient Silk Road helped to integrated the old Chinese, Indian, Persian, Arabian, ancient Greek and Roman cultures and promoted the exchange of the Western and Oriental civilizations.

Iran’s Agriculture Minister Gholamreza Nouri Ghezeljeh emphasized the potential for Iran and China to activate a ...

Along the legendary Silk Road, certain towns preserve atmospheres ... From Chinese oasis cities to Persian trading posts, each settlement tells unique stories of cultural exchange and commercial ...

President Donald Trump granted a pardon to Silk Road marketplace founder Ross Ulbricht, a promise he made to the ...

To countless chaikhanas: The mom-and-pop teahouses are dropped like dusty boots beside a new Silk Road highway roved by truckers from Turkey and Iran. To a border checkpoint goodbye: A man with a ...

Ulbricht, known by the pseudonym “Dread Pirate Roberts,” founded Silk Road in 2011. Its services were available globally and could be accessed via a Tor browser, which protects users’ anonymity.

Ancient traders faced challenges and devised solutions that, surprisingly, resemble some of the practices used by modern ...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, who was sentenced to life in prison for ...

Series about traditional crafts along the ancient trade route of the Silk Road. Each film follows a day in the working life of a weaver, woodcarver and potter in China, Uzbekistan and Iran.

Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison in 2015 on charges related to his website, where users could buy and sell drugs and ...