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Biden Issues First-Ever Presidential Proclamation for Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Biden Issues First-Ever Presidential Proclamation for Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Today, October 11, President Joe Biden became the first president to issue an official proclamation commemorating Indigenous Peoples Day. The day will be celebrated “indigenous…
Angela Merkel’s Career Shows Why We Need More Scientists in Politics

Angela Merkel’s Career Shows Why We Need More Scientists in Politics

Angela Merkel, Germany’s chancellor, has led her country through a period of unprecedented uncertainty, from the global financial crisis of 2008 to Brexit, the need…
E-democracy – the use of Information and Technology in Political and Governance

E-democracy – the use of Information and Technology in Political and Governance

E-democracy is the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in political and governance processes. It is also known as digital democracy or Internet democracy.…
120,000-Year-Old Tools for Leather and Fur among Oldest Evidence of Humans making Clothes

120,000-Year-Old Tools for Leather and Fur among Oldest Evidence of Humans making Clothes

A series of 120,000-year-old bone tools discovered in North Africa maybe some of the world’s oldest concrete evidence of cloth-making, marking a turning point in…
I asked Historians what Find made them go ‘wait, Wut?’ Here’s a Taste of the Hundreds of Replies

I asked Historians what Find made them go ‘wait, Wut?’ Here’s a Taste of the Hundreds of Replies

When historians go to an archive or do research, we never know what we’ll find. We can get a general idea of what’s in a…
A visit to a historical place/building (Fakr Ad-Din Mosque, Somalia)

A visit to a historical place/building (Fakr Ad-Din Mosque, Somalia)

The Fakr Ad-Din Mosque (Arabic: مسجد فخر الدين زنكي‎), also known as Masjid Fakhr Ad-Din, was erected in the thirteenth century by the first Sultan…
A visit to a historical place/building (Zawiya of Sidi Bel Abbes, Morocco)

A visit to a historical place/building (Zawiya of Sidi Bel Abbes, Morocco)

In 1605, Sa’dian ruler Abu Faris al-Wathiq (reg. 1603-1609) commissioned the Zawiya of Sidi Bel Abbes or Zaouia of Sidi Bel-Abbès (Arabic: زاوية سيدي بلعباس)…
A visit to a historical place/building (Tinmal Mosque, Morocco)

A visit to a historical place/building (Tinmal Mosque, Morocco)

In 1153/547 AH, Almohad prince ‘Abd al-Mu’min (reg. 1130-1163) built the Tinmal Mosque or Great Mosque of Tinmal (also written Tinmel or Tin Mal). Tinmal,…
Tonal Patterns Used in Music to Communicate Sentiments are Stable Throughout Cultures and are Comparable to Those Used in Speech

Tonal Patterns Used in Music to Communicate Sentiments are Stable Throughout Cultures and are Comparable to Those Used in Speech

Music is a powerful emotional communicator, with distinct emotional connections for different musical “modes” in different cultures. A recent cross-cultural study has discovered that tonal…
A visit to a historical place/building (Mosque of al-Qarawiyyin, Morocco)

A visit to a historical place/building (Mosque of al-Qarawiyyin, Morocco)

The Mosque of al-Qarawiyyin, located near the Suq al-‘Attarin, or Fez al-Bali Spice Market, is one of the world’s oldest colleges and one of the…
A visit to a historical place/building (Ben Youssef Madrasa, Morocco)

A visit to a historical place/building (Ben Youssef Madrasa, Morocco)

The Ben Youssef Madrasa (Arabic: مدرسة ابن يوسف‎; also transliterated as Bin Yusuf or Ibn Yusuf Madrasa), is named after Wattasid king ‘Ali bin Yusuf…
What’s after Low-Code? And, why should you go Public?

What’s after Low-Code? And, why should you go Public?

The Q2 earnings cycle is getting stronger, which means your humble exchange crew is working with many public-company executives on the phone to bring your…
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