This Day in history (28 March-1814): Funeral held for the man behind the guillotine

The funeral of Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, the namesake of the infamous execution device, takes place outside of Paris, France. Guillotin had what he felt were the purest motives for inventing the guillotine and was deeply distressed at how his reputation had become besmirched in the aftermath. Guillotin had bestowed the deadly contraption on the French

Palestinian territory’s cultural heritage destroyed

Palestinian territory’s cultural heritage, including museums, built heritage and archaeological sites, has been damaged or destroyed …since Israel began its offensive. The UN educational and cultural heritage organisation UNESCO reported in March it verified damage to 22 sites, including five religious buildings, 10 of historical or artistic merit, two depositories containing artefacts, one museum and

We were told Brexit would help Britain protect its environment – it hasn’t

Helena Horton When UK environmental groups warned back in 2016 that Brexit could mean slashing of green rules and degradation of the natural world, they were accused of scaremongering as a part of “Project Fear”. In fact, then-environment secretary Michael Gove hailed “the great progressive prize of a green Brexit”, promising more environmental protections which

Why is the US scared of Israel despite global condemnation of its support for the Zionist regime?

Thousands of pro-Palestine Americans march from Bryant Park to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Headquarters in New York City, led by labor unions calling for a ceasefire on December 21, 2023 [Selçuk Acar/Anadolu Agency] by Shaheryar Ali Khawaja The US government claims to be the champion of democracy and human rights, and is

Interposition efforts and peace brigades

Could there be a role for unarmed, non-governmental peace brigades to monitor frontiers and lessen tensions?

Knife crime against women and girls in Great Britain

Knife crime against women and girls doubles as campaigners warn not enough is being done to tackle crisis New figures obtained by The Independent show the number of women who were killed, injured or threatened by a knife soared from 6,000 in 2018 to more than 13,700 in 2022 – laying bare the scale of the crisis. The

Transformation of traditional journalism

In the last few years many more blogs have arisen to bring news of what is happening in the world. Traditional newspapers saw their numbers decrease whilst bloggers and very badly for newsgathering TikTokkers and YouTubers got more attention with ridiculous news facts or non-news but funny videos. Today, there are a lot of people

The single greatest witch hunt of all time

Review of 2023 (continued) For some years, a cocky pretentious bully has been walking around on North American soil who likes to scold people and make fun of them. According to the 45th president of the United States of America, is the only one man who can bring peace in Ukraine and Israel in one

Don’t say 10/7 was Israel’s 9/11. It minimizes the brutality of the attack and the severity of the response that is required.

Many times we were told that the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023 would be the 9/11 of Israel. David Magerman writes Over the past few months, since the attack on October 7 that precipitated the Israel-Gaza War, many people have tried to explain the brutal and unfathomable assault by comparing it to different historical

Out With the Old

For as long as people have measured time, they’ve celebrated the new year. The first festivals date from about 2000 BCE in Mesopotamia. Yet, New Year’s Day varies wildly through history. For Babylonians, a new year began with the first new Moon following the spring equinox, while Egyptians, Phoenicians, and Persians celebrated it during the