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These included the Abbasid dynasty, the Fatimid dynasty (claiming direct descent from the Prophet's daughter, Fatima) and the Ayyubid dynasty of Saleh al Din ibn Ayub (known as Saladin by English ...

His research has explored the history and development of the minaret, the history of paper, and the art of the Fatimid dynasty in North Africa and Egypt. He has written several books with Sheila S.

The U.K. recognized Egypt as a country in 1922, but the Fatimid Caliphate conquered Egypt back in 969. One could even argue that Egypt was born when the First Dynasty of Egypt formed around 3100 BCE.

1009-Destruction of Church of Holy Sepulchre Jerusalem. 1062-Famine in North Africa. Fatimid dynasty in decline. 1086-Almoravid Muslims invade and conquer southern Spain. Early 14th Century ...

Aswan also holds a historical significance for the Aga Khan family as it pays homage to the Fatimid dynasty, from which the Ismaili Imams trace their lineage. With the burial of Aga Khan IV in ...

In North Africa, they established a capital in Tihert, today’s Algerian city of Tiaret, but their new-found peace was short-lived when the Shiite Fatimid dynasty swept through the region in the ...