Preserving The Dignity Of David
One of the most splendid masterpieces of Italian Renaissance sculpture is Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni’s David. However, controversy has never left this 17ft-tall marble statue. Currently, the statue is […]
Along The Footsteps Of ‘Dead Poets’…
“I am proud to give my life, my one solitary life…” – Malesela Benjamin Moloise. It is being thought, as well as discussed, nowadays, that UNESCO failed to realise that […]
Administration Under The Delhi Sultanate…
People in India often discuss the history of the Mughal Empire with a special focus on relations between Hindus and Muslims. While some give emphasis on liberal policies of third […]
She Watches Silently & Weeps!
There is a beautiful statue of an angel with wings in the middle of the cemetery. Although no one is sure whether it is a male or a female figure, […]
Genocide: Not A Mistake, But A Policy
by Dennis Small It is a truism that “death is a natural part of life”, but genocide is not. From Gaza to Haiti to Sudan, from Argentina to Egypt, Mankind […]
Tale Of ‘Justice Denied’ Comes Up After 44 Years!
The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan recently acknowledged that the South Asian country’s late Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (January 5, 1928 – April 4, 1979) did not receive the […]
Submerged Stone Wall In The Baltic Sea…
A kilometre-long stone wall has recently been discovered in the Baltic Sea near Germany. Archaeologists believe that the wall, built in the Stone Age, is the oldest man-made structure in […]
A 700-Year-Old Cold Case & Medieval Murder Map
Three miscreants had murdered Chaplain John Ford at a bustling market street of London in broad daylight on May 3, 1337. While one of them stabbed Ford in the throat […]
The Magnificent City Of Merv!
A city, rich in administrative quality, religious tolerance and economy, was influenced by one empire after another. Merv, located 40km from the city of Mary in Turkmenistan, had gradually emerged […]
Boundless Ocean Of Politics 