In interviews with The New Arab, viewers and scholars expressed outrage over the Muawiya TV series’ controversial depiction ...

The series highlights the story of Muawiya I, the founder and first caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate, which is considered the point of contention between Sunni and Shia Muslims. The Senior Scholars ...

Built in the early 8th century beside the Wadi Butum, a seasonal watercourse, this desert establishment was both a fortress with a garrison and a residence/pleasure palace of the Umayyad caliphate.

The first two episodes of Muawiya, an eponymous 30-part Ramadan series about the founder and first caliph of the Umayyad dynasty, aired over the weekend. The show, produced by Saudi Arabia-owned ...