Saracens defeating mercenaries in the service of Byzantium at the Battle of Yarmouk (636 AD) according to a 14th-century illustrated manuscript. The flags of the crescent moon and star can be seen.

Was it a call to bring the revolts and violence of the “Arab Spring” now sweeping the Middle East to Russia? That is the question that swirled throughout Moscow when a top imam called for the addition ...

As a new VR artwork appears at Art Basel Hong Kong, Kelly Grovier looks at what the Moon has come to mean in art since prehistory. Nearly 50 years since we first bounded awkwardly across its crusty ...

The ancient symbol came to stand for simplicity and Korea's post-colonial national identity. Now a new generation of artists are re-interpreting this iconic sculptural form, writes Clare Dowdy.

What can your moon sign reveal about your ideal coping strategy for stress? Read on to learn more. Tryfonov - stock.adobe.com Ah, the mighty, moody moon. Symbol of the internal and the maternal, the ...

The moon in art has changed from symbol to something real, but that hasn’t changed our will to see it. By Shannon Stirone [Read all Times reporting on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon ...