Thirty million Europeans emigrated to the USA in the 19th Century to realize their American dream. But the continent was settled at the expense of its original inhabitants. The United States is always seen as the land of dreams and unlimited possibilities. Our starting point for this account of the settlement of America’s eastern seaboard…
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The Arts Come Home to Bethlehem — Written by Mariam Shahin, Photographs courtesy of Dar Jacir on Aramco World com
Scattered across an expansive outdoor stone patio, family members embrace and art connoisseurs gather shoulder to shoulder with a beaming Yusuf Nasri Jacir. The 83-year-old’s adult daughters, Emily and Annemarie Jacir, and some 200 supporters, beneficiaries and children from a Bethlehem-area refugee camp reflect his pride in celebrating the reopening of the Jacir family home….
Documentary Video: Secrets in the Dust – Persia Legacy of the Flames| German Scholar Ernst Herzfeld’s discoveries in 1923
Free Documentary Published on 10 Nov 2015 Empire of the Persians In 1923 Ernst Herzfeld was the greatest living scholar of the Persian Empire, that ruled in the Middle East from 612BC until it was defeated by Alexander the Great in 330BC. That year Herzfeld set out on his last major expedition. It would last…
The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine — Book by Israeli historian and activist Ilan Pappé|Watch video on the author Explaining history in Vancouver
Renowned Israeli historian, Ilan Pappe’s groundbreaking book revisits the formation of the State of Israel. Between 1947 and 1949, over 400 Palestinian villages were deliberately destroyed, civilians were massacred and around a million men, women, and children were expelled from their homes at gunpoint. Denied for almost six decades, had it happened today it could…
New Books Launched in Kyzyl-Jar Highlight Unique Kyrgyz History and Culture — University of Central Asia org
Author and Kyzyl-Jar native Köchümkulova sings a specially commissioned song dedicated to her late grandmother, Kumu, whose life history is narrated in Kyrgyz Herders. Photographer: Elyor Nematov © UCA – All rights reserved 01 June 2015, Kyrgyzstan – On 2 May 2015, a book launch in Kyzyl-Jar village in Jalal-Abad province, southern Kyrgyzstan, highlighted unique…
al-Bīrūnī: a high point in the Development of Islamic Astronomy — Qatar National Library
al-Bīrūnī’s Qānūn is the most complete astronomical encyclopedia of the Middle Ages. It represents the most successful attempt to correct and rewrite Ptolemy’s Almagest, and was based on the results of three centuries of research in Islamic lands. Between c. 133 AH/AD 750–236 AH/AD 850 Abbasid Iraq entered into contact with both Indian and Hellenistic…
‘First Muslims to arrive in the subcontinent were Ismailis’ — By Peerzada Salman on Dawn com Pakistan
Dr Mubarak Ali.—White Star KARACHI: Ismailis were the first Muslims, and the best missionaries, to arrive in the subcontinent, said eminent historian Dr Mubarak Ali while speaking on ‘Impact of history writing in India and Pakistan’ at the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation on Saturday evening. Shedding light on facets of history writing,…
A trip through history: The rise and fall of the Persian empire — Tribune com Pakistan
a talk on the history of persia discussed the rulers, architecture and art of iran. PHOTOS COURTESTY: AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY KARACHI: The Aga Khan University auditorium came alive as ENT surgeon Dr Iftikhar Salahuddin started talking about the Persian empire – the emperors, the art and architecture and a contemporary Iran. The lecture, Iran —…
Excerpt from the book ‘Memoranda on the India Estates’ about two small States Hunza and Nagir – The News com Pakistan article
A banker by profession, Salim Ansar has a passion for history and historic books. His personal library already boasts a treasure trove of over 7,000 rare and unique books. Every week, we shall take a leaf from one such book and treat you to a little taste of history. BOOK NAME: Memoranda on the India…
Iran: Seven Faces of a Civilization – Full Documentary 1 hour, 7 minutes
Drawing on historical and archaeological evidence, this fascinating documentary by Dr. Farzin Rezaeian reconstructs 7,000 years of Iranian history. The film’s advanced animation techniques bring ancient wonders to life, giving an unprecedented look at Iran’s historical and cultural achievements. Rezaeian has reconstructed the major monuments from seven key periods in Iranian history, bringing to life…
A walk to unravel the confluence of cultures in Kolkata – The Times of India News story
A patch of Kolkata, not more than five square kilometers in size, is a true microcosm of the world. No less than 16 communities from across the globe made this area, which was referred to as the ‘grey town’ during the Raj days, their home. Buffeted by the ‘white town’ (for Europeans) to its south…
