When Jordanians obtain a visa for Israel, they are inundated with demands from relatives and friends to bring back a near-mythical product of a culinary tradition shaped by history and conquest.

Another version of the story suggests that Saladin’s military commander boasted he could conquer Jerusalem “even while riding ...

The Crusaders established a kingdom around Jerusalem. Saladin and Richard are believed to have shown great respect for each other as leaders, yet they never met. Richard wrote to Saladin during ...