On the inevitability of cultural exchange between empires, Durant (1935: 264) writes: Through Assyria's conquest of Babylon, her appropriation of the ancient city's culture, and her dissemination of ...
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One of the darkest moments in the modern history of the Arab world happened more than four decades ago, when then-Syrian President Hafez Assad launched what came to be known as the Hama Massacre.
A senior commander told NBC News that tanks had been used during the incursion and that rebels had freed hundreds of ...
The destruction of the Babri Masjid in 1992 has emboldened others attempting to destroy mosques, providing them with a game ...
The plan — known as “City of Yes” — was narrowly approved in a 31-20 vote after months of tense negotiations in City Hall as ...
The City Council passed a major housing plan known as “City of Yes.” Experts and elected officials say it is only a first ...
The New York City Council has passed Mayor Eric Adams' pet housing and rezoning legislation City of Yes after striking a $5 ...
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"This is not a time for lack of clarity, in terms of actions or intentions," said the leader of one immigrant-advocacy group ...
The takeover of Hama follows at the heels of the rebels’ capture last week of Aleppo, Syria’s industrial center, in a ...