On Monday, August 11, 2025, the Department of History at the College of Arts held a master's thesis defense for a study titled "The Banu Al-Mughirah ibn Shu'bah and Their Role in the Umayyad Era." The defense was attended by the Dean of the College, Professor Dr. Hatem Fahd Al-Taie, the Head of the Department, Dr. Mahmoud Saleh Saeed, and several faculty members. The study, presented by student Hakam Hassan Muhammad Salih Ra'ouf Al-A'raji, explored the tribe to which the Banu Al-Mughirah ibn Shu'bah belonged, the reasons for the rapprochement between the Thaqif tribe and the Umayyads, and the nature of [Read More]