A concise presentation of the History of Islam since the revelation of the Holy Quran and the formation of the first islamic community. The First caliphates, the Omayyads, The Abbasids: state, economy culture and institutions. The Andalusian caliphate and the North African emirates and the Fatimide dynasty. The army, the state and the religion under the Mamluk Sultanates in Middle East and the Turkish rulers in the Islamic world. The spread of the Ottoman Empire. The Colonial policies in the Mediterranean area. The cultural renaissance of the Arab world. The National revolutions, the post-colonial age. The ideology of the Arab socialism and the conflict with Israel. The unresolved Palestinian question. Regional policies in the age of the Oil crises. The emergence of new political powers. The opening to the liberal economy. The role of Gender empowerment and the Media in the cultural change. The Arab revolutions, the spread of terrorism.