2+ hour, 15+ min ago  (351+ words) SyriacPress DARAMSUQ (DAMASCUS) — As part of efforts to introduce Syria’s diverse communities and peoples to the history and civilization of the Syriac (Aramean-Assyrian-Chaldean) people and their deep-rooted presence in Syria, the Syriac Cultural Association in the Syrian capital, Daramsuq, held…...

3+ hour, 29+ min ago  (434+ words) Hundreds of Italians and members of the Sikh community will gather on August 1 to honor the Sikh soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice while fighting for the liberation of Italy during World War II. The annual commemorative event aims to raise…...

6+ hour, 29+ min ago  (479+ words) Israel is set to assume the one-year rotating chairmanship of the International Commission (IC) of the Arolsen Archives in June 2027, one of the largest archives on all things WWII. The IC, which governs the International Tracing Service (ITS) behind the Arolsen…...

9+ hour, 44+ min ago  (194+ words) Scott Lucas is Professor of International Politics at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin; Professor Emeritus of International Politics at the University of Birmingham; and editor-in-chief of EA WorldView. He is a specialist in US and British foreign policy and…...

13+ hour, 19+ min ago  (386+ words) And then, oil was discovered. Important Questions to Consider 1. How did the history of Black people in Indian Territory challenge the textbook idea that Black citizenship developed only through the United States and the Fourteenth Amendment? 2. Explain how the Dawes…...

17+ hour, 41+ min ago  (510+ words) Daily Kos This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication. The Superior Court of Kern County posted a public notice on February 27, 1923, with a list of immigrants applying for admission to U.S. citizenship. Bakersfield resident…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (652+ words) It’s the stuff of science fiction, like the future dystopia envisioned in Colorado author Paolo Bacigalupi’s 2015 thriller “The Water Knife”: Western states militarizing their borders and turning on each other in a time of crisis. This story is part of…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (320+ words) The Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute hosted students from George School in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania as part of its summer school programme from July 8 to 11. The Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute announced the programme in a statement. The programme was organised in cooperation…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (1030+ words) Cambridge resident Mike Frankl explores his family’s fascinating but tragic history, which includes surviving and escaping from the Nazis, in his book, Three Women, a Rabbi and a Musician from Bohemia: A Family History. Growing up in London, Mike recalls…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (125+ words) Published 02 Sep 2016 There are two complimentary foundation texts for those interested in the history of black and Asian people in Britain. One is Peter Fryer’s Staying Power: The History of Black People in Britain; and the other is Rozina Visram’s…...