In just 12 years Jordan's fledgling aero club has blossomed into the Royal Jordanian Air Academy, the largest civil aviation school in the Middle East.
"All the fun...is getting there"Samar: "Queen of the Sky"
Often unseen, frequently unnoticed, the domes of Cairo have been an essential, if subtle, part of the city's beauty since the time of the Fatimids.
In the West today, the sauna is a hot item. But in the Muslim world something very similar has been an important part of community hygiene for centuries.
Muhammad Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Battuta was not the only Muslim traveler, but, as his travel book proves, he was the greatest of his time.
In Turin, the Museo Egizio di Torino guards an important collection of Egyptian art and, more importantly, the story of Egyptian civilization.