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Hamas and their Human Meat Shields
London, Dublin (1/11 – 66)
Hamas is sheltered in a sea of civilians. Ostensibly a Palestinian political and…
“NCIS pathologist” David McCallum dies at 90
Vienna, Brussels (26/9 – 36)
David McCallum - the British actor who played as Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard, a…
US Authorities Seized Smuggled Artifacts That Were Stolen From Ukraine – And…
Six months after US authorities in New York seized three metal swords and a stone axe head that had been…
The Strategic Importance of Central Asia and India’s Influence in The Region
Long-standing historical, cultural, political, and economic ties between India and Central Asia have evolved…
Artifacts from Benin Kingdom in Swiss museums were likely looted
An investigation has concluded that half of artifacts displayed in Swiss museums are suspected of being stolen…
Stalin’s Holodomor in Kazakhstan, or a very brief guide to “The Goloshchekin…
The subject of Holodomor, an artificial famine of Stalin’s creation that took the lives of millions of…
Kazakhstan’s 1930s Famine Gets Dramatic but Imperfect Portrayal
“Will the truth ever be revealed?” exclaims one of the characters in the recent Kazakh movie, The Crying…
The Kazakh Famine of 1930-33 and the Politics of History in the Post-Soviet Space
Sparked by Stalin’s brutal policies, the Kazakh famine of 1930-1933 devastated Soviet Kazakhstan, leading to…
Papal Muslim engagement makes demands on Asian bishops
It is time the Asian Church engages with Islam in creative ways to help improve millions of lives
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Integrating Tajikistan’s Ismailis into a Global Network
Rows of sturdy, almost unnervingly elegant poplars line the river Gunt, which divides the town of Khorog,…