Mesopotamia is known as the ‘Cradle of Civilization’. We must not let it continue to be a cradle for genocide and terrorism.
- Lecturer in Languages, Culture and Society, UCL
They’ve been persecuted for hundreds of years, and most recently by Islamic State – but the Yazidis now living in Iraq’s refugee camps are remarkably circumspect.
Persecuted for generations, the Yazidis have weathered their latest storm with astonishing resolve.
So what does the discovery of this great author’s bones actually change?
After overrunning Mosul in June 2014, Islamic State (IS) hastily and brutally occupied soft targets in poorly protected areas of ethnic minorities – the villages of Kurds, Christians, and Yezidis on the…
The difference between the seething realm of Islamic State (IS) and the relatively safe and democratic region of Iraqi Kurdistan is a stark one. Assuming that the combined humanitarian and military reinforcements…
After years spent securing funds and permissions, a team of forensic scientists and historians have launched an intensive search for the remains of Miguel de Cervantes, author of Don Quixote. Using the…
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