The Theft of the Ghent Altarpiece
Early on the morning of 11 April 1934 the sacristan of St Bavo’s Cathedral in Ghent stumbled on a crime
Shakespeare’s Sister Speaks | History Today
In her 1929 essay A Room of One’s Own Virginia Woolf asked her reader to conduct a thought experiment: Let
Moving With the Times? | History Today
This year marks the tercentenary of George I’s foundation of the Regius Chairs of Modern (i.e. post-antique) History at Oxford
Xavier’s Voice by Ashley Franklin illustrated by Tatiana Gardel
Jun10 At 48 pages this picture book provides a tender window into a little boy with anxiety, a small voice,
‘Don’t Let’s Be Beastly to the Germans’ by Daniel Cowling review
In 1945, after six years of bitter fighting, Britain found itself tasked with occupying a vast area of Northern Europe
The Story of Hajj and Eid Al-Adha by Humera Malik illstrated by Basmah Syadza
This early chapter book discusses some of the key parts of Hajj and Eid al-Adha in a fictionalized manner. A
A Letter to the Beloved: Dear Prophet Muhammad (saw) by Jenny Molendyk Divleli illustrated by Rumeysa Abis
I was a little skeptical about a 32 page rhyming letter to our beloved Rasullah, illustrated in book format, but
‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
In the span of a few decades the Muslims transformed from a tribal confederation of Bedouins to masters of a
The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
His first published work, a poem, appeared in the autumn of 1914. ‘Awake! Young Men of England’ was a call
Sam(ira)’s (Worst) Best Summer by Nina Hamza
The first 15% of this 336 page book were rough, the internalized Islamophobia/othering, the excessive discussion of Halloween and being
