Imagine a world in which discussions echo not just on screen but also throughout time and where celluloid frames preserve not only scenes but also feelings. Some movies act as pillars in th… Read More

Independence Day 2023: From Struggle to Sovereignty, India’s Enduring Legacy August 15th is a significant day for India as it marks the country’s Independence Day. India’s… Read More

Parsley By Rita Dove The Cane Fields There is a parrot imitating spring in the palace, its feathers parsley green. Out of the swamp the cane appears to haunt us, and we cut it down. El Gen… Read More

Introduction of Night The Night written by Elie Wiesel was published in 1960, creating ripples in the literary world. It presents a realistic picture of the Auschwitz concentration camps set… Read More

Videogames and Politics in a time of Authoritarian Revival Some time ago, I wrote here of a very special computer game. A game which saved my life. A game which grew into a core aspect of my… Read More

Washington Crossing the Delaware. Painting by Emmanuel Leutze (1851).July 4 is almost over. But there is still time to  address claims that  history would have taken a better cou… Read More

The Arab Spring. Extended Essays are one of the most difficult parts of IB and I myself struggled while writing. It took me days just to come up with a feasible idea and then months to write… Read More

Honoring the 26th of July and the 63rd anniversary of the Moncada Barracks attack, we publish the full defense speech of Fidel Castro in court against the charges brought against him after t… Read More

Among the important steps Aguinaldo took shortly after the declaration of Philippine independence in June 12, 1898 was the creation of the diplomatic corps to work for the recognition of the… Read More

Muhammad’s Dead Poets SocietyThe assassinations of satirical poets in early IslamJames M. ArlandsonFrom the mainstream press, scholars, and Muslim spokespersons who have access to the… Read More