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The delicious and global influence of the Jesuits
In 1556, a printing press intended for Ethiopia arrived in Goa due to unexpected winds. The Jesuits, a new religious order, quickly repurposed it, producing India¡¯s first movable-type books in Roman script. The Jesuits significantly influenced global knowledge exchange, leaving a complex legacy celebrated even through pastries shaped like their iconic hats.
Scientists say this is the reason that led to the collapse of the Roman empire 1500 years ago
For centuries, historians have debated the reasons behind the collapse of the Roman Empire. Now, new research from Oxford and Warsaw Universities is challenging long-held beliefs.
Faith and patience
Faith teaches trust, assurance, and patience across various religions. It's described as a bond linking believers to the Divine. Although faith may be tested during difficult times, true faith involves surrendering to the Supreme's will, emerging stronger and unshaken despite life's challenges.
The confluence of the two seas: India-Italy partnership over IMEEC and Mediterranean
The article discusses the historical and contemporary significance of the 'Confluence of Two Seas,' from Dara Shukoh's efforts to bridge Hinduism and Islam to the modern India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC). It highlights how these initiatives aim to foster trade, cultural connections, and geopolitical alliances, impacting India's role in global affairs.
As the Turkish Republic turns 100, here's a look at its achievements and challenges ahead
Turkey has, however, taken on a more conservative character under the two-decade-old rule of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose party has roots in the country's Islamic movement and who has become Turkey's most influential leader since Ataturk.
From Alexander to Napoleon, Gaza's cycles of death, destruction and revival
Gaza, currently facing an Israeli invasion, has a long and tumultuous history. It has been a constant battleground for centuries due to its strategic location between Asia and Africa. It has witnessed the tread of Alexander the Great, the Roman legions, the Crusaders, and other conquerors.
Why Aurangzeb is so controversial? Here is everything you should know about the Mughal emperor
Aurangzeb Alamgir was a complex and polarizing figure who left an indelible mark on Indian history. As the longest-reigning Mughal emperor, Aurangzeb's rule was marked by a series of military conquests, political maneuverings, and religious policies that have ignited debates and controversies among historians and scholars for centuries. His legacy continues to shape the understanding of the Mughal era and its impact on India's socio-political landscape.
Netflix's new docuseries¡¯ Queen Cleopatra¡¯ sparks controversy, here¡¯s all you need to know
Netflix¡¯s new series based on the life of Queen Cleopatra has created a row as people in Egypt have accused the show of making factual errors.
Climate may not serve as a catalyst to dramatic change but could well act as a complicator, says Peter Frankopan
Historian Peter Frankopan has said climate change may not be the catalyst for major changes but could become a ¡°complicator¡± adding to existing problems. Trade has been critically linked to climate throughout history, and Frankopan explains that past climate changes led to the formation of the world's great hydrocarbon basins of oil and gas, which have played a central role in the division of the Middle East and continued global conflicts. Climate can also have a significant impact on trade through impacts on crop production, chronic food shortages, famine, and the spread of disease.
Polytheism enables mother of democracy
There are many gods who are constantly competing, collaborating and negotiating for power. This allows for democracy. Atheism - popular amongst liberals - has no gods, so no one has power, and so inspires anarchy. Between polytheism and monotheism is monolatry: where one god dominates while others are not denied. Here dictatorship prevails in the pretence of democracy.
Archaeologists uncover 2,700-yr-old rock carvings from when Nineveh was the capital of ancient Assyrian empire
Assyrian royal inscriptions often stress the violent side of empire.
View: Dharma governance and Chakravarti government
The Dharma-raja is someone who ensures that everybody in his kingdom practices dharma. Dharma here means the institution of the ritual of yagya.
View: The beginning and end of using religion
History books encourage us to see Romans as conquerors, as as brute oppressors and hedonists, but not as tolerant rulers, who allowed religious plurality. Why? Because it justified the rise of Christianity against a tyrant, a template established by Moses who rebelled against the Egyptian pharaoh and established the Promised Land of Israel.
AP explains: Why does France spark such anger in the Muslim world
But the country's efforts to integrate Muslim immigrants have faltered. The official French doctrine of colorblindness is intended to ignore ethnic and religious backgrounds and to have all French citizens seen as equally French. In reality, the ideal often fuels discrimination against those who look, dress or pray differently from the historically Catholic majority, instead of preventing it.
Human sacrifice to riots: Political tools of control
Today, historians challenge this simplistic reading of human sacrifice that eclipses the even more barbaric nature of the European conquest of the Americas. It is becoming increasingly obvious that ritual sacrifice had a strategic political role. It was a powerful political lever to establish elite groups, subjugate conquered tribes with fear.
View: Fake news and politics & economics of faith
By accusing the Knights Templar of being homosexuals, they were being equated with the Muslims, hence the pleasure-loving Devil. The ¡®fake news¡¯ helped the French king destroy this once powerful institution. Even today, we see propaganda, Islamophobia and homophobia applied to destroy political opponents.
Shades of Sultans: The fascinating truth about Muslim rule in India
In writing the political history of Islam in India, historians and scholars often fall into the trap of extreme ideological convictions.
Book Review: The Roman Guide to Slave Management
Questions raced through the f labbergasted Falx¡¯s head. What did they do with captives of wars of conquest? Who would perform the basest tasks?
Muziris: Bustling heart of the Malabar spice coast during the Roman rule
Muziris was the bustling heart of the Malabar spice coast when Rome ruled the world. ET took a fascinating syncretic journey into history when they visited the lost city.
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