Eid al-Fitr Celebration & Bazaar
Another Ramadan has come and gone. We are here again at the Eid al-Fitr Celebration & Bazaar in Beaverton, Oregon,
Wool Aliens of the British Empire
In the early 1910s a young woman set out every day to walk the river banks near Galashiels in the
‘Buddhism’ by Donald S. Lopez Jr. review
Early on in this masterful account of Buddhism’s emergence and spread throughout the world, Donald S. Lopez cautions his readers
Did Charles I Have to Die?
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Abdullah’s Bear Needs a Name by Yasmin Hanif illustrated by Sophie Benmouyal
I love the idea behind this 28 page book, and the illustrations are pretty great too, but I felt like
Have We Forgotten How to Listen to Lectures?
Seasoned readers of this column may recall an earlier appreciation of the benefits of boredom, specifically when it is brought
The African King at Edward VII’s Coronation
In March 1902 King Lewanika of Barotseland and his entourage took to the Zambezi River on a royal flotilla bound
On the Spot: Annabel Teh Gallop
Why are you a historian of the Malay world? I grew up in Brunei, my mother is from Kedah in
The Library of Ashurbanipal | History Today
Before the Library of Alexandria there was the Library of Ashurbanipal – an Assyrian king who collected the knowledge of
‘The Soldier’s Reward’ and ‘Matchmaking and the Marriage Market…’ review
The institution of marriage sits at the intersection of the personal and political like no other. No relationship is more
