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Rescuers and residents searching the rubble of the destroyed Shajareh Tayyebeh elementary school in Minab

The fracturing of the international order in an age of impunity

US ambassador to the UN, Eleanor Roosevelt, holding the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1949

The role and limitations of international law in world affairs

Mexican day of the dead celebration

Mexican culture: A living mosaic of civilisations, faith, and tradition

black people day of action new cross fire

Did the UK have a Black civil rights movement?

The making of Nicaragua

Nicaragua: From colonisation to independence

Features

More details Jesse Jackson surrounded by marchers carrying signs advocating support for the Hawkins-Humphrey Bill for full employment,

Keep hope alive: The rise, power, and legacy of Jesse Jackson

The revolutionary icon: Ernesto "Che" Guevara

Ernesto “Che” Guevara: : The revolutionary icon

Portrait of Bartolomé de Las Casas (c.1484 - 1566)

Bartolomé de las Casas and the birth of human rights

William Randolph Hearst

William Randolph Hearst: The king of Yellow Journalism

World map of Waldseemüller (Germany, 1507), which first used the name America
World history

Who gets to be “American”? Geography, history, and the US claim to the name America

The colonisation of Chile
Colonisation

The colonisation of Chile: The long road to freedom

Pancho Villa and followers
World history

The Mexican Revolution: Fire, land, and a nation remade

Pasifika Festival celebrating Pasifika New Zealanders and their pan-cultural identity
Colonisation

New Zealand: The dark history of Māori colonisation

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Popular culture

The 3 Best free online libraries for reading books and historical sources

COLONISATION

Statues of the rules of Kush now modern day Sudan

Sudan: From ancient kingdoms to independence

Monument to 1795 Slave Revolt, Curaçao

The 1795 slave revolt of Curaçao

The History of Curaçao

The History of Curaçao

WORLD HISTORY

Invaders surrender to Cuban soldiers. (April 20, 1961)

Bay of Pigs 1961: The CIA’s failed invasion that changed the Cold War

Rwanda genocide

Ten dark moments in colonial history

The First Anglo-Afghan War

The First Anglo-Afghan War (1839-1842): Britain’s imperial disaster in the Hindu Kush

WORLD CULTURES

Zapotec culture in Oaxaca

The enduring legacy of Zapotec culture in Oaxaca

Pashtun women

The Pashtun Culture: Ancient traditions in a modern world

Islamic school

Understanding Sharia Law: Principles, practice, and global context

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