The King Abdulaziz Foundation for Research and Archives (Darah) published the second edition of the Darah Journal of Arabian Peninsula Studies (DJAP), in cooperation with the Dutch academic publisher, Brill, reported the Saudi Press Agency on Tuesday. Twice a year, DJAP publishes original scholarly research concerning the Arabian Peninsula from ancient times until the present day, primarily, but not exclusively, in English. The periodical’s fields of interest include history, archeology, literature, geography, anthropology, heritage, sociology, and cultural history.
LONDON: Zamzam water, drawn from the well beneath the Grand Mosque in Makkah, is at the very heart of the ancient beliefs that underpin the Islamic faith. Yet in the 21st century, science and technology have been recruited to ensure that the holy water is both safe for human consumption and continues to flow to meet the needs of the millions of pilgrims who visit the Two Holy