The Historical Alphabet/Qalam
Discovering something new about the world in which our ancestors lived—and our own today—is a truly exciting experience! To share this joy with our readers, the Qalam editorial staff, together with the technology company Citix @citix.me, has created a fascinating project of important and interesting historical facts collected in an alphabet. You can now see them on Citix city smartboards and read more on our website.
Rabaḍ
A Suburb Where Craftsmen Lived
The clatter of hammers on metal, the creak of spinning wheels, the rattle of picks breaking stones—artisans’ workshops have always been a noisy neighborhood. That is why in Central Asian cities in the Middle Ages, the rabaḍs, the commercial and industrial areas, were moved away from the centre of the city (shahristan) to outside the city walls.
Rabat Morocco Kasbah of the Udayas/Shutterstock