Interview: Howard Zinn talks to London Progressive Journal

Daniel Pye a year ago Region: United States

  DP: Much of your life’s work has been dedicated to the study of unorthodox history, told from the point of view of those who lived it. From reading many of your books and speeches it is clear you abhor the id... more

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Yemen: The Dubai of Ancient Times

Julian Worker a year ago Region: Yemen

Dam and Skyscraper Construction in the Past Was ahead of its Time   Yemen – A brief history   North Yemen became independent of the Ottoman Empire at the end of WWI and became a republic in 1962. In 19... more

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Myth of Invincibility

Abdur Raziq a year ago Region: Pakistan

Few centuries ago Afghanistan became part of Mughal empire during reign of Mughal Emperor Akbar, he had sent his able General to conquer NWFP, its adjacent tribal areas and Afghanistan, tribesmen were defeated by his army ... more

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Bezistena - Strange and beautiful architecture

Nina Mindova a year ago Region: Bulgaria

Bezistena is built in 1509 using model from other Ottoman buildings  in European part of empire. The specialists tell that hall has the best acoustics in Bulgaria and can use for different concerts. Except Bezistena w... more

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Problems of Communism

Kamaru Zzaman a year ago Region: India

That was like Holy Roman Empire - metaphorically neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire in essence.  And there was no Gibbon to tell the world the truth of the rise and fall of Soviet Empire. The Soviet Empire co... more

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